408 PLANT LIFE OF ALABAMA, 
Rynchospora fuscoides Clarke; Britton, Trans. N.Y. Acad, 11:89, 1892, 
BROWN BEAKED Rusu. 
Rynchospora fascicularis var. distans Chap. FL 527. Not R. distans (Michx.) Ell. 
R, filifolia Sauv. FL. Cub. 180. 1873. Not Torr. 
Chap. l.c. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2: 475. 
CUBA. 
Louisianian area. Florida to Texas. 
ALABAMA: Coast plain. Low sandy pine barrens. Mobile County. Baldwin 
County, Bayou La Launch. June, July; not infrequent. 
Type locality (Chapman): ‘Low pine barrens, Florida to North Carolina. ” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
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Rynchospora fascicularis (Michx.) Vahl, Enum. 2:234. 1806. 
FasciIcuLaATE BEAKED RusH., 
Schoenus fascicularis Michx. Fl. Bor, Am. 1:37. 1803, 
EM. Sk. 1:60. Chap. FI, 527, 
Varies greatly in number and length of bristles, from few to more than 6, from 
one-third to the full length of the achenium, 
Louisianian area. North Carolina to Florida and west to Louisiana. 
ALABAMA: Coast plain. Borders of ponds, ditches. Mobile and Baldwin coun- 
ties. June; frequent, 
Type locality: ‘Hab. in Carolina.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Rynchospora gracilenta Gray, Ann. Lye. N. Y. 3:216. 1835-36. 
SLENDER BrakED RUSH. 
Gray, Man. ed. 6,585. Chap. Fl. 527. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb, 2:475, 
Carolinian to Louisianian area. Southern New York and New Jersey to Florida, 
west to Texas. 
ALABAMA: Central Pine belt, Coast Pine belt, Coast plain. Low wet woods and 
pine-barren ponds, Washington County, Yellowpine. Mobile County. August, 
September; common. 
Type locality: ‘‘Pine barrens of New Jersey; Aug.-Sept.  Philipstown, Putnam 
County, N. Y., Dr. Barratt; Salem, N\.C., Sehiveinite.” 
Herb, Geol. Sury. Herb. Mohr. 
Rynchospora baldwinii Gray, Ann. Lyc. N. Y.3:210. 1835-36. 
BALDWIN’S BEAKED RUSH. 
Chap. Fl. 526. 
Louisianian area, North Carolina and Florida to Mississippi. 
ALABAMA: Coast plain. Flat damp pine barrens. Mobile and Baldwin counties, 
July, August. 
Type locality: “‘Georgia, in pine-barren swamps, between the Satilla and Alta- 
maha rivers, December, 1816.’ Dr. Baldwin.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Ryunchospora ciliaris (Michx.) Mohr. FRINGE-LEAF BEAKED RUSE. 
Schoenus ciliaris Michx, Fl. Bor. Am. 1:36. L803. 
Rynchospora ciliata Vahl, Enum, 2: 235, 1806, 
Chap. F1. 526, 
Louisianian area. North Carolina to Florida, west to Mississippi. 
ALABAMA: Coast plain. Damp low pine barrens. Mobile County, June, July; 
not rare, . 
Type locality: ‘Hab.in Florida.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Rynchospora grayii Kunth, Enum. 2:539. 1837. GraAY’s BEAKED Rusu. 
Rynchospora distans Pll. Sk. 1:59. 1816. Not Sehoenus distans Michx. 
ht. elliottit Gray, Ann, Lye. N. Y.3:204, 1835. Not Dietrich. 
Chap. F1.526. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 22475, 
Louisianian area. North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas. 
ALABAMA: Coast Pine belt. Coast plain, Open dry pine woods, in stiff soil. 
Baldwin and Mobile counties, 
Type locality (Gray): “In damp savannahs, Wilmington, N, C., Mr. Curtis: Ha- 
vanna, Ga,, and New Smyrna, Florida? Dr. Baldwin (sub nom. R. distans.); Gadsden 
County, middle Florida, Dr. Chapman.” 
Herb, Geol, Surv, Herb, Mohr. 
