Rhynchospora recognita

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Rhynchospora
Species:	Rhynchospora recognita (Gale) Kral
Common Name	Globe Beaksedge
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Rank: 3-ranked; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Basal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	8
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S3] (State Rank); G5? (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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.

Counties included on distribution map: Pulaski (KY), Coffee (TN), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), Hawkins (TN), Lawrence (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Moore (TN), Rutherford (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, ETSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1979 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0150788	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchospora recognita
TENN-V-0044559	Moore	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchospora recognita
TENN-V-0044558	Lawrence	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchospora recognita
TENN-V-0044557	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchospora recognita
APSC0067447	Pulaski	Kentucky	20 Aug 1979	Max Medley	APSC Rhynchospora recognita
APSC0039001	Lawrence	Tennessee			APSC Rhynchospora recognita
APSC0039003	Lawrence	Tennessee			APSC Rhynchospora recognita
APSC0057367	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Rhynchospora recognita
APSC0053630	Franklin	Tennessee			APSC Rhynchospora recognita
APSC0039006	Montgomery	Tennessee	13 Jun 1994	Edward Chester	APSC Rhynchospora recognita
APSC0051614	Lawrence	Tennessee			APSC Rhynchospora recognita
APSC0116848	Franklin	Tennessee			APSC Rhynchospora recognita
APSC0084295	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Rhynchospora recognita
APSC0050220	Lawrence	Tennessee			APSC Rhynchospora recognita
APSC0054018	Marion	Tennessee			APSC Rhynchospora recognita
TENN-V-0243873	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchospora recognita
UCHT039537	Franklin	Tennessee			UCHT Rhynchospora recognita
UCHT039538	Lawrence	Tennessee			UCHT Rhynchospora recognita
N/A	Hawkins	Tennessee	03 Jul 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker	ETSU Rhynchospora recognita
ETSU026398	Hawkins	Tennessee	03 Jul 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker 19563	ETSU Rhynchospora recognita

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