Rhynchospora californica
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Rhynchospora californica is a species of sedge
known by the common names California beaked-rush and California beaksedge. It is endemic to California where it is mainly distributed in the northwestern corner of the state south to the San Francisco Bay Area
. It bears long, thin stems topped with dense inflorescence
s of dark brown flowers enfolding grainlike fruits that have white-fuzzy tubercles. It is a plant of marshes and bogs.
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae are a family of monocotyledonous graminoid flowering plants known as sedges, which superficially resemble grasses or rushes. The family is large, with some 5,500 species described in about 109 genera. These species are widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group...
known by the common names California beaked-rush and California beaksedge. It is endemic to California where it is mainly distributed in the northwestern corner of the state south to the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
. It bears long, thin stems topped with dense inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
s of dark brown flowers enfolding grainlike fruits that have white-fuzzy tubercles. It is a plant of marshes and bogs.