Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora glomerata (L.) Vahl

First published in Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 234 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Herkert, J.R. & Ebinger, J.E. (eds.) (2002). Endangered and Threatened Species of Illinois: status and distribution 1: 1-161. Endangered species protection board, Springfield, Illinois.
  • 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.
  • Naczi, R.F.C. & Moyer, R.D. (2017). Revision of the Rhynchospora glomerata species complex, focusing on the taxonomic status of R. leptocarpa (Cyperaceae). Brittonia 69: 114-126.
  • 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?
[Mautis] [s.n.] United States K002772533 Yes
[N. Car] [s.n.] United States K002772513 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772549 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [2681] United States K002772554 Yes
Macoun, M.A. [1610] Canada K002772508 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States K002772521 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5071] United States K002772540 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K002772512 Yes
Camp, W.H. [1780] United States K002772564 Yes
Bush, B.F. [373] United States K002772543 Yes
Schweinitz [s.n.] United States K002772536 Yes
Harper, R. [86] United States K002772557 Yes
Townsend, E.C. [s.n.] United States K002772523 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772511 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772544 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K002772524 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772520 Yes
Congdon, J.W. [s.n.] United States K002772551 Yes
Olney, S.T. [s.n.] United States K002772515 Yes
Michigan [s.n.] United States K002772519 Yes
Schweinitz [s.n.] United States K002772538 Yes
Blanton, O. [82] United States K002772561 Yes
Torrey [s.n.] United States K002772542 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5926] United States K002772539 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K002772522 Yes
Gates, Dr [S.n.] United States K001615091 Yes
Edmondson, T.W. [4372] United States K002772560 Yes
[D. Metcalf] [s.n.] United States K002772510 Yes
Schweinitz [s.n.] United States K002772546 Yes
Smith, A.V. [429] United States K002772563 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [9004] United States K002772550 Yes
Watson, G. [s.n.] United States K002772528 Yes
Lapham, I.A. [s.n.] United States K002772518 Yes
Umbach, L.M. [s.n.] United States K002772526 Yes
Townsend, D. [s.n.] United States K002772514 Yes
Brenton, M.E. [s.n.] Canada K002772509 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772516 Yes
Coville, F.V. [89] United States K002772525 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3155] United States K002772532 Yes
Curtis, M.A. [s.n.] United States K002772534 Yes
[E. Dons]; Wright, C. [s.n.] United States K002772530 Yes
Hall, E. [718] United States K002772545 Yes
Eggleston, W.W. [2511] United States K002772535 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772553 Yes
Harper, R. [404] United States K002772556 Yes
s.coll. [3155] United States K002772555 Yes
Baldwin, W. [s.n.] United States K001057311 Unknown Type Material Yes
Radford, A.E. [14833] United States K002772562 Yes
Small, J.K. [s.n.] United States K002772529 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K002772527 Yes
[Moeer] [s.n.] United States K002772547 Yes
[B. D. G] [s.n.] United States K002772537 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8316] United States K002772552 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772548 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772517 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5739] United States K002772541 Yes
Jun 1, 1889 Greene, B.D. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora axillaris K001057307 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 1889 Torrey, J. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora axillaris K001057308 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 1889 Chapman, A.W. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora axillaris K001057310 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 1889 Baldwin, W. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora axillaris K001057306 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 1889 s.coll. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora axillaris K001057309 Unknown Type Material Yes
[R. Vonarnath exble] [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora axillaris K002772642 Yes
{Wm. M. Canby} [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora axillaris K002772638 Yes
Drummond, T. [398] United States Rhynchospora axillaris K002772647 Yes
Metcalfe, C.R. [44] United States Rhynchospora axillaris K002772646 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora axillaris K002772650 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3144] United States Rhynchospora axillaris K002772643 Yes
Harper, R. [413] United States Rhynchospora axillaris K002772637 Yes
Knieskern, P.D. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora axillaris K002772649 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora axillaris K002772641 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora axillaris K002772648 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5016] United States Rhynchospora axillaris K002772645 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora axillaris K002772640 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora axillaris K002772644 Yes

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