PLANTS Profile for Rhynchospora globularis var. saxicola (Stone Mountain beaksedge)

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PLANTS Profile

Rhynchospora globularis (Chapm.) Small var. saxicola (Small) Kük.
Stone Mountain beaksedge

Symbol:

RHGLS

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Rhynchospora globularis (Chapm.) Small var. saxicola (Small) Kük.

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Synonyms:
Rhynchospora globularis (Chapm.) Small var. saxicola (Small) Kük.

RHSA

Rhynchospora saxicola Small

Distribution:
Rhynchospora globularis (Chapm.) Small var. saxicola (Small) Kük.


View Native Status

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USA (AL, GA, SC)

Related Taxa:
Rhynchospora globularis (Chapm.) Small var. saxicola (Small) Kük.

View 38 genera in Cyperaceae, 96 species in Rhynchospora, 3 varieties in Rhynchospora globularis (Chapm.) Small

Classification:
Rhynchospora globularis (Chapm.) Small var. saxicola (Small) Kük.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus	Rhynchospora Vahl – beaksedge
Species	Rhynchospora globularis (Chapm.) Small – globe beaksedge
Variety	Rhynchospora globularis (Chapm.) Small var. saxicola (Small) Kük. – Stone Mountain beaksedge

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Rhynchospora globularis (Chapm.) Small var. saxicola (Small) Kük.

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Kentucky:
Rhynchospora globularis
globe beaked-rush		Special Concern
Maryland:
Rhynchospora globularis
grass-like beakrush		Endangered
Michigan:
Rhynchospora globularis
globe beak-rush		Endangered
New Jersey:
Rhynchospora globularis
coarse grass-like beaked-rush		Endangered
Ohio:
Rhynchospora globularis
grass-like beak-rush		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Rhynchospora globularis (Chapm.) Small var. saxicola (Small) Kük.

Rhynchospora globularis:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW,OBL

FACW

OBL

FAC*

Rhynchospora saxicola: