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Rhynchospora capitellata
brownish beaksedge
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Rhynchospora capitellata (Michx.) Vahl
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		brownish beaksedge
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Cyperaceae, Genus Rhynchospora, Species Rhynchospora capitellata


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S4,SNR
Evidence:		2 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Cape Cod National Seashore
Colonial National Historical Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Shenandoah National Park	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River


Last Modified Date:	7/14/2014

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/10/2025 5:38:14 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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