Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora capillacea Torr.

First published in Fl. N. Middle United States 1: 55 (1823)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canada to Central & E. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, British Columbia, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Douglas, G.W., Meidinger, D. & Penny, J.L. (2002). Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia, ed. 2: 1-358. Province of British Columbia.
  • 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.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Rothrock, P.E. (2009). Sedges of Indiana and adjacent states: the non-Carex species: 1-271. Indiana Academy of Sciences.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Douglas, G.W., Meidinger, D. & Penny, J.L. (2002). Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia, ed. 2: 1-358. Province of British Columbia.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1889 Hill, E.G. [s.n.] United States K001057317 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1889 Torrey, J. [s.n.] United States K001057314 Unknown Type Material Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K001057318 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lapham, I.A.; Sullivant, W.S. [s.n.] United States K002772602 Yes
Macoun (Prof.) [1609] Canada K002772597 Yes
Umbach, L.M.; Kneucker, A. [s.n.] United States K002772603 Yes
Fernlad, M.L. [2785] United States K002772604 Yes
Knieskern [s.n.] United States K002772605 Yes
Cooley [106] United States K002772601 Yes
Buckley, S.B. [s.n.] United States K002772609 Yes
Robinson, B.L.; Fernald, M.L. [44] Canada K001057316 Unknown Type Material Yes
Macoun, J. [34573] Canada K002772598 Yes
Torrey, J. [s.n.] United States K001057315 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sartwell [s.n.] United States K002772606 Yes
Cain, S.A.; Raymond, M.; Kucyniak, J. [589] United States K002772610 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002772607 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002772608 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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