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Rhynchospora grayi Kunth
Gray’s beaksedge

Rhynchospora grayi
Copyright by: Sarah Martin, 2014
Collected at Porter-Russel Pineland, Miami-Dade County, Florida

Family: Cyperaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States and Cuba.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Rare

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Other data on Rhynchospora grayi available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Rhynchospora grayi has been found in the following 33 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
A.D. Doug Barnes Park Present Native
Bill Sadowski Park Present Native
Camp Owaissa Bauer Addition Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Cayo Costa State Park Present Native
Coral Pines Park Present Native
Coral Reef Park Present Native
County Line Scrub, Miami-Dade County Present Native
Deering Estate at Cutler Present Native
Dolphin Center and Dolphin Center Addition Present Native
Eachus Pineland Present Native
Everglades National Park Present Native
Goulds Pineland Present Native
Ingram Pineland Present Native
Larry and Penny Thompson Park Present Native
Ludlam Pineland Present Native
Luis Martinez United States Army Reserve Station, Richmond Pine Rocklands Present Native
Navy Wells Pineland Preserve Present Native
Ned Glenn Nature Preserve Present Native
Nixon Smiley Pineland Addition Present Native
Pine Jog Environmental Sciences Center Reported
Pine Ridge Sanctuary Present Native
Pine Shore Preserve Present Native
Porter-Russell Pineland Present Native
Quail Roost Pineland Present Native
Rockdale Pineland Present Native
Ron Ehmann Park Present Native
School Board Property (Moody Drive and Turnpike) Native
Seminole Wayside Park Present Native
Silver Palm Groves Present Native
Sunny Palms Pineland Present Native
Trinity Pineland Present Native
West Biscayne Pineland Present Native
Zoo Miami Present Native

Rhynchospora grayi has been found in the following 2 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Collier County Native
Miami-Dade County Native

Rhynchospora grayi has been found in the following habitat :
Pine Rockland

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Rhynchospora grayi
Copyright by: Sarah Martin, 2014
Collected at Porter-Russel Pineland, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Rhynchospora grayi
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley