Rhynchospora globularis

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyCyperaceae
Family (Traditional)Cyperaceae
GenusRhynchospora
Species:Rhynchospora globularis (Chapm.) Small
Common NameGlobe Beaksedge
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Duration: Annual; 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 9
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); 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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  • Counties - Species Present
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

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: Bath (KY), Calloway (KY), Laurel (KY), McCreary (KY), Pulaski (KY), Whitley (KY), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), Hawkins (TN), Lewis (TN), Marion (TN), Meigs (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Overton (TN), Putnam (TN), Scott (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MDKY, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1973 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100733094 Laurel Kentucky 10 Jun 1991 Landon E. Mckinney
4705		 EKY
Rhynchospora globularis
31234100079092 Coffee Tennessee 29 Jun 2001 Dwayne Estes
2415		 EKY
Rhynchospora globularis
31234100078987 Laurel Kentucky 08 Aug 1993 S. Walker
752		 EKY
Rhynchospora globularis
31234100079118 Lewis Tennessee 15 Aug 1991 Ronald L. Jones
6875		 EKY
Rhynchospora globularis
31234100078953 Calloway Kentucky 16 Jun 1980 Raymond Athey
4554		 EKY
Rhynchospora globularis
31234100079100 Grundy Tennessee 11 Jul 1987 Ronald L. Jones
5057		 EKY
Rhynchospora globularis
31234100079001 Pulaski Kentucky 21 Jun 1991 J. Richard Abbot
675		 EKY
Rhynchospora globularis
31234100078979 Laurel Kentucky 28 Jun 1993 Steve Walker
661		 EKY
Rhynchospora globularis
N/A Calloway Kentucky 25 Jun 1974 Raymond Athey
2825		 EKY
Rhynchospora globularis
31234100079134 Morgan Tennessee 03 Jul 1981 Henry R. DeSelm
197		 EKY
Rhynchospora globularis
BEREA004383 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Rhynchospora globularis
BEREA004384 McCreary Kentucky
BEREA
Rhynchospora globularis
BEREA004387 Pulaski Kentucky
BEREA
Rhynchospora globularis
BEREA004386 Pulaski Kentucky
BEREA
Rhynchospora globularis
TENN-V-0044369 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Rhynchospora globularis
TENN-V-0044366 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Rhynchospora globularis
TENN-V-0044376 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Rhynchospora globularis
TENN-V-0044383 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Rhynchospora globularis
TENN-V-0044380 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Rhynchospora globularis
TENN-V-0044371 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Rhynchospora globularis
TENN-V-0045136 Calloway Kentucky
TENN
Rhynchospora globularis
TENN-V-0044381 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Rhynchospora globularis
TENN-V-0044373 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Rhynchospora globularis
TENN-V-0044379 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Rhynchospora globularis
TENN-V-0044377 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Rhynchospora globularis
TENN-V-0044378 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Rhynchospora globularis
TENN-V-0044384 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Rhynchospora globularis
TENN-V-0044382 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Rhynchospora globularis
TENN-V-0044367 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Rhynchospora globularis
TENN-V-0044375 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Rhynchospora globularis
TENN-V-0044372 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Rhynchospora globularis
TENN-V-0044370 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Rhynchospora globularis
TENN-V-0044386 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Rhynchospora globularis
TENN-V-0044385 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Rhynchospora globularis
UCHT003994 Cumberland Tennessee
UCHT
Rhynchospora globularis
UCHT003996 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Rhynchospora globularis
UCHT003995 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Rhynchospora globularis
APSC0116793 Warren Tennessee
APSC
Rhynchospora globularis
APSC0106343 Franklin Tennessee
APSC
Rhynchospora globularis
APSC0111596 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Rhynchospora globularis
APSC0072475 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Rhynchospora globularis
APSC0107003 Franklin Tennessee
APSC
Rhynchospora globularis
APSC0055556 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Rhynchospora globularis
HTTU032688 Scott Tennessee
HTTU
Rhynchospora globularis
BEREA004385 Pulaski Kentucky
BEREA
Rhynchospora globularis
31973000011810 Fentress Tennessee
KNK
Rhynchospora globularis
31973000011811 Franklin Tennessee
KNK
Rhynchospora globularis
MDKY00003679 Whitley Kentucky
MDKY
Rhynchospora globularis
MDKY00003677 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Rhynchospora globularis
MDKY00003678 Whitley Kentucky
MDKY
Rhynchospora globularis
MDKY00003673 Bath Kentucky
MDKY
Rhynchospora globularis
MDKY00003672 Calloway Kentucky
MDKY
Rhynchospora globularis
MDKY00003674 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Rhynchospora globularis
MDKY00003675 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Rhynchospora globularis
MDKY00003676 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Rhynchospora globularis
TENN-V-0044368 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Rhynchospora globularis
TENN-V-0044374 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Rhynchospora globularis
UCHT039490 Franklin Tennessee
UCHT
Rhynchospora globularis
UCHT039491 Coffee Tennessee
UCHT
Rhynchospora globularis
UOS07037 Coffee Tennessee 05 Jun 1996 Landon E. McKinney
 UOS
Rhynchospora globularis
UOS07040 Marion Tennessee 05 Aug 1996 Landon E. McKinney
 UOS
Rhynchospora globularis
UOS07047 Franklin Tennessee 16 Jul 1996 Landon E. McKinney
 UOS
Rhynchospora globularis
UOS07039 Franklin Tennessee 15 Jul 1996 Landon E. McKinney
 UOS
Rhynchospora globularis
N/A Coffee Tennessee 05 Jun 1996 Landon E. McKinney
 UOS
Rhynchospora globularis
31234100733128 Whitley Kentucky 16 Sep 1992 Landon E. Mckinney
5185		 EKY
Rhynchospora globularis
31234100078961 Laurel Kentucky 13 Jun 1993 Steve Walker
608		 EKY
Rhynchospora globularis
N/A Morgan Tennessee 03 Jul 1981 Henry R. DeSelm
197		 EKY
Rhynchospora globularis
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 01 Sep 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
 ETSU
Rhynchospora globularis
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 01 Sep 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
 ETSU
Rhynchospora globularis
ETSU026652 Hawkins Tennessee 01 Sep 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
19807		 ETSU
Rhynchospora globularis
ETSU026670 Hawkins Tennessee 01 Sep 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
19826		 ETSU
Rhynchospora globularis
MEM006597 Calloway Kentucky 26 Jun 1973 Raymond Athey
2372		 MEM
Rhynchospora globularis
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