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Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

not marked as a favorite taxon Rhynchospora thornei Kral. Common name: Thorne's Beaksedge. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: In open sands in wet pine savannas underlain by marl, and nearby roadsides, moist limestone barrens and prairies in seasonal seepage (GA, MS). Distribution: Known from about 35 locations, in Coastal Plain of NC, SC, GA, ne. FL, Panhandle FL, and AL; also in Ridge and Valley region of AL and GA, and Black Belt region of AL. Discovered in SC (Georgetown Co.) by McMillan (2003). Discovered for MS (J. Kees, 2022).

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ID notes: Rhynchospora thornei is a short (less than 3 dm tall), slender, tufted beaksedge that may form "turfy" patches. It resembles R. divergens and R. pusilla, and sometimes grows intermixed with them; it differs in possessing achene bristles (see Rhynchospora Key F).

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA23, K4, NS, POWO, WH3, McMillan (2007); = n/a — RAB; < Rynchospora pusilla M.A.Curtis — S, S13. Basionym: Rhynchospora thornei Kral 1977

Links to other floras: = Rhynchospora thornei - FNA23

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image #1 of Rhynchospora thornei© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Rhynchospora thornei© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Rhynchospora thornei© Melanie Flood | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Rhynchospora thornei© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Rhynchospora thornei© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Rhynchospora thornei© Melanie Flood | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Rhynchospora thornei© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Rhynchospora thornei© Scott Ward; R. thornei (left), R. divergens (middle), R. pusilla (right) | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Rhynchospora thornei© Patrick McMillan | Original Image ⭷

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