Calflora Taxon Report
Rhynchospora capitellata (Michx.) Vahl
Brownish beaksedge, Capitate beaked rush
Rhynchospora capitellata is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere)

Alternate Names and Sources:
Raymondiella weatherbianaPLANTS
Rhynchospora glomerata var. capitellataPLANTS
Rhynchospora glomerata var. minorPLANTS
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Bloom Period
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Accepted by: JEPS + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO
Jepson eFlora section:
USDA PLANTS group:

Occurs in wetlands
coastal, salt-marsh
Coastal Salt Marsh, Yellow Pine Forest, wetland-riparian
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