Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) A.Gray

First published in Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 205 (1835)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. U.S.A., Cuba. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Cuba, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Rothrock, P.E. (2009). Sedges of Indiana and adjacent states: the non-Carex species: 1-271. Indiana Academy of Sciences.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Palmer, E.J. [8846] United States K002773017 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7762] United States K002773021 Yes
Pretz, H.W. [3789] United States K002773018 Yes
Moldenke, H.N. [857] United States K002773023 Yes
Moldenke, H. [857] United States K002773022 Yes
Radford, A.E. [27791] United States K002773024 Yes
Kral, R. [85296] United States K002773019 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8070] United States K002773020 Yes
Bush, B.F. [1507] United States K002773025 Yes
May 1, 1889 Baldwin, W. [s.n.] Rhynchospora laxa K001057332 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1889 Tuckerman, E. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K001057333 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1889 Elliott, S. [s.n.] Rhynchospora laxa K001057331 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1889 Greene, T.A. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K001057334 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772366 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772375 Yes
{Dr. Gates} [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772355 Yes
Gray, A. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772380 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772350 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772359 Yes
Drummond, T. [400] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772351 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772377 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772373 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [6891] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772368 Yes
Oakes [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772379 Yes
Short [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772372 Yes
{C. W. Short, M. D.} [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772374 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5070] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772357 Yes
Bush, B.F. [567] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772378 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772356 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3147] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772376 Yes
Salle [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772360 Yes
s.coll. [599] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772353 Yes
Oldey, S.T. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772369 Yes
Chapman, A.W. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772364 Yes
Josiah Hale, M.D. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772370 Yes
Oakes [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772365 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772361 Yes
Drummond, T. [400] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772349 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772371 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772352 Yes
s.coll. [s.d.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772363 No
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772354 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772348 Yes
Hall, E. [720] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772362 No
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora laxa K002772358 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0