Rhynchospora oligantha Gary

Locations ofRhynchospora oligantha Gary in Virginia

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Family
Cyperaceae
Botanical Name
Rhynchospora oligantha Gary
Common Name
Feather-bristled Beaksedge
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Rhynchospora oligantha Gary
Comments
Discovered in Virginia by Ludwig and Rawinski and reported in Castanea 61: 89-94 (1996). This diminutive, capillary Rhynchospora is our only species with plumose bristles. The single known population may now be extirpated because of habitat degradation from sea-level rise and woody shrub invasion.
Habitat
Groundwater-saturated, sea-level fen at the upper border of a brackish tidal marsh and just above the limit of tidal influence. Rare, Coastal Plain; known from a single site in Accomack County.
Native Status
Native

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