SEDGES. 409 
Rynchospora dodecandra Baldwin; Gray, Ann. Lye. N. ¥.3:207. 1835-36. 
LARGE-FRUITED BEAKED Rusu. 
Rynchospora megalocarpa Gray, Ann. Lye. N. Y.3: 208. 1835-36. 
Chap. FI. 526. 
Louisianian area. Coast of North Carolina and Florida to Mississippi. 
ALABAMA: Littoral belt. Arid loose sands, near the seashore. In the copses cov- 
ering old dunes. Mobile County, Dauphin Island. Baldwin County, eastern shore 
Mobile Bay, Perdido Bay. May, June; not infrequent. 
Type locality: ‘‘‘Near the seashore, Fort George Island, east Florida, April, 1817.’ 
Dr. Baldwin.” 5 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Rynchospora cymosa (Willd.) Ell. Sk. 1:58. 1816. Waysibr BEAKED Rusa. 
Schoenus eymosus Willd. Sp. Pl. 1: 265. 1797. 
Ell.l.c. Gray, Man. ed. 6,584, Chap. FI. 524. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2: 475. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Southern Pennsylvania, New Jersey to Florida, 
Texas, Arkansas, and Indian Territory. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region to Coast plain. Damp light soil. Cullman County. 
Lee County, Auburn (Baker J: Earle, 578). Washington County, Yellowpine. Bald- 
win and Mobile counties; frequent. 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab. in America boreali.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Rynchospora cymosa globularis Chap. F1.525. 1860. 
Chap. 1.c. 
Louisianian area. Florida to Louisiana. 
ALABAMA: Coast plain. Low exsiccated places. Baldwin and Mobile counties. 
May; common. ? 
Type locality: “Low ground, Florida and northward.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Rynchospora compressa Carey; Chap. F1.525. 1860. FLaT-rRUITED BEAKED RUSH. 
Rynchospora cymosa compressa (Carey) Britton, Trans. N. Y. Acad.11:91. 1892. 
CuBA. 
Louisianian area. Florida. 
ALaBAMA: Central Prairie region, Coast Pine belt. Borders of ponds. Wilcox 
County (S. B. Buckley). Baldwin County, Wolfs Bayou. June; rare. 
Type locality: ‘‘Margins of pine-barren ponds, west Florida.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Rynchospora torreyana Gray, Ann. Lyc. N. Y.3:197. 1835-36. 
ToRREY’s BEAKED RusH. 
Gray, Man. ed. 6,584. Chap. F1.524. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. New Jersey to Florida, west to Louisiana. 
ALaBaMA: Coast Pine belt to the seashore. Grassy swamps, borders of pine-barren 
ponds. Mobile and Baldwin counties. Washington County, Yellowpine. August, 
September; frequent. 
Type locality: ‘‘Monmouth Conuty, N.J., Torrey; also in wet ground, near Quaker 
Bridge, N. J.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Rynchospora rariflora (Michx.) #11. 8k.1:58. 1816. 
SPARSELY-FLOWERED BEAKED RUSH. 
Schoenus rariflorus Michs. Fl. Bor. Am. 1:35. 1803. 
Ell. Sk.l.c. Chap. F1.524. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2: 475. 
Louisianian area. North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region, Lower Metamorphic hills, Lower Pine region to Coast 
plain. Boggy pine barrens. Lee County, Auburn (Baker §: Karle, 515). Mobile and 
Baldwin counties. July to September; abundant. 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab. in Georgia.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Rynchospora microcarpa Baldwin; Gray, Aun. Lye. N. ¥.3:202. 1835-36. 
SMALL-FRUITED BEAKED Rusu. 
Chap. F1.525. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2: 475. 
BaHaMas (Eggers). : 
Louisianian area. North Carolina to Florida, west to eastern Texas. 
ALABAMA: Coast plain. Borders of pine-barren ponds, ditches. Mobile and 
Baldwin counties. Specimens from Mobile County mostly with 3 bristles shorter 
than the nut. 
