Rhynchospora inexpansa (Michx.) Vahl
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Cyperaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Vahl Cespitose, to 1 m; lvs flat, 2–5 mm wide; infl of 2–6 loosely branched elongate cymes on filiform peduncles; spikelets lanceolate, 4–6 mm, castaneous, with 2–5 fls and 1–4 frs; bristles 6, stiffly erect, antrorsely barbellate, surpassing the tubercle; achenes flat, brown, narrowly elliptic-obovate, 1.7–2.1 mm, half as wide; transversely strongly ridged; tubercle flat, 0.7–1 mm. Moist acid soil on the coastal plain or occasionally inland; se. Va. to Ga. and Tex.