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Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

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

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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 ⓘ: = K4, McMillan (2007); = n/a — RAB; = Rhynchospora globularis (Chapm.) Small var. pinetorum (Small) Gale — ETx1, FNA23, GW1, NS, POWO, Gale (1944); = Rynchospora pinetorum — S; < Rhynchospora globularis (Chapm.) Small — WH3; < Rynchospora cymosa Elliott var. globularis Chapm. — S13. Basionym: Rhynchospora pinetorum Britton & Small 1933

Links to other floras: = Rhynchospora globularis var. pinetorum - FNA23

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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

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