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Rhynchospora capillacea Torr.

Common Name: BEAK-RUSH
Coefficient of Conservatism: 10
Coefficient of Wetness: -5
Wetness Index: OBL
Physiognomy: Nt P-Sedge

Fens, wet sandy or stony shores, marly beach pools, interdunal flats, clearings or trails in peaty marshes and meadows, in calcareous situations.

This forms a distinctive very low, fine green "turf" made up of abundant small tufts in some wet, sunny calcareous sites. But it is easy to overlook in fens. 

B. S. Walters

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Alpena
Antrim
Baraga
Barry
Benzie
Berrien
Cass
Charlevoix
Cheboygan
Chippewa
Clinton
Delta
Emmet
Genesee
Gladwin
Grand Traverse
Hillsdale
Houghton
Huron
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Kent
Leelanau
Lenawee
Luce
Mackinac
Macomb
Manistee
Mason
Menominee
Muskegon
Oakland
Oscoda
Presque Isle
Schoolcraft
St. Clair
Tuscola
Van Buren
Washtenaw

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 17, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/1134