Phytologia (May 1992) 72(5):369-372. THE REDISCOVERY OF RHYNCHOSPORA SOLITARIA HARPER (CYPERACEAE) IN GEORGIA Edwin L. Bridges Florida Department of Environmental Regulation, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 U.S.A. & Steve L. Orzell Florida Natural Areas Inventory, 1018 ThomasviUe Road, Suite 200-C, Tallahassee, Florida 32303 U.S.A. ABSTRACT Rhynchoapora solitaria was previously known only from three Harper collections (in 1900, 1902, and 1953), the two earliest collections from the type locality in south Georgia. It has recently been discovered at a new site in Turner County, Georgia. A key to the species is provided, and collection and habitat data are given, eind compared to the existing literature. KEY WORDS: Rhynchospora aolitaria, Cyperaceae, Georgia, seep-age herb bogs Rhynchospora solitaria Harper (section Eurhynchospora) was first collected by Roland M. Harper [Harper 668, Sept. 1900, TYPE: NY; Isotype: GH), in moist pine barrens near Tifton, Berrien County, Georgia (Harper 1901; Gale 1944). This locality is now in Tift County, which was created from Berrien County after 1900. Harper (1901) noted R. solitaria to be an inconspicuous plant, growing scattered among grasses with Burmannia capttata (Walt.) Mart. and Sarracema psittacina Michx. Among the other species Harper collected at this site on this date was the type specimen of Baldwinia { = Baldutna) atropurpurea RanpeT (Harper 1901). He also collected Sarracema flava L. and Oxypolis temata (Nutt.) Heller from this site. Two years later, he returned to 369
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