Rhynchospora pinetorum Britton & Small. Small's Beaksedge. Phen: Jun-Sep. Hab: Wet calcareous pine savannas. Dist: FL west to MS (Sorrie & Leonard 1999) and e. TX, apparently somewhat disjunct to se. NC and ne. SC; also in the West Indies.

ID notes: Rhynchospora pinetorum is closely related to R. globularis; it is told from that species by the achene bristles at least 2/3 the length of the achene body (vs. usually less than 1/2 the achene body length in R. globularis).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = K3, K4, McMillan (2007); = n/a – RAB; = Rhynchospora globularis (Chapm.) Small var. pinetorum (Small) Gale – ETx1, FNA23, GW1, K1, Gale (1944); = Rynchospora pinetorum – S; < Rhynchospora globularis (Chapm.) Small – WH3; < Rynchospora cymosa Elliott var. globularis Chapm. – S13

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ?: 9