Rhynchospora saxicola

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Species Distribution Map
Family:CYPERACEAE
Species:Rhynchospora saxicola Small
Common Name:Stone Mountain Beakrush
Habitat:Granite outcrops of east central Alabama and sandstone outcrops of northeast Alabama.
Associated Ecological Communities:Sandstone outcrop
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, S1 (State Rank), G5T3 (Global Rank)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyCYPERACEAE - Sedge family
Genus Rhynchospora
Species Rhynchospora saxicola Small - Stone Mountain Beakrush

Citation

Citation Rhynchospora saxicola Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 185. 1933.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: GEORGIA: DeKalb Co.: Boggy Slope on south side of Little Stone Mountain, 5 May 1929, Harper 2308 (holotype: NY).

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Rhynchospora globularis var. saxicola Rhynchospora globularis var. saxicola (Small) Kük., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 75(2): 159. 1950.  

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: DeKalb, Randolph, Tallapoosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1979 - 1993

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UNA00050556 Randolph 23 Jun 1993 Kral, Robert
82675		 UNA
Rhynchospora saxicola Small
UNA00064684 Tallapoosa 03 Aug 2005 Schotz, Alfred
1971		 UNA
Rhynchospora globularis (Chapman) Small var. saxicola (Small) K?kenth.
JSU112991 Randolph 11 Oct 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
3238		 JSU
Rhynchospora saxicola Small
UNA00067284 Tallapoosa 22 Jun 2006 Schotz, Alfred
2021		 UNA
Rhynchospora globularis (Chapman) Small var. saxicola (Small) K?kenth.
AUA000022133 Tallapoosa 22 Jun 2006 Schotz, Alfred
2021		 AUA
Rhynchospora Globularis (Chapman) Small Var. Saxicola (Small) Kuhenthal
UNA00002776 Randolph 02 Jul 1979 Davenport, Lawrence J.
1266		 UNA
Rhynchospora saxicola Small
ALNHS00006552 Randolph 06 Aug 2019 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#4788		 ALNHS
Rhynchospora saxicola Small
UWAL0036622 DeKalb 27 Sep 1994 Sorrie, Bruce A.
8241		 UWAL
Rhynchospora saxicola Small
ALNHS00006777 Randolph 03 Jul 2018 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3954		 ALNHS
Rhynchospora saxicola Small
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  • Sandstone outcrop – An area where sandstone is exposed at or just above substrate level in a fashion where shallow soil pockets exist. Sandstone outcrops are very dry through much of the year, however, vernal pools may exist in the spring months. The pH is acidic.

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