Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora macrostachya Torr. ex A.Gray

First published in Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 206 (1835)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Nova Scotia to Central & E. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, 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.
  • Hill, N.M. & Smith, M. (2018). First record in maritime Canada of the costal plain annual, slender fimbry, Fimbristylis autumnalis (Cyperaceae), on a lake shore in a low rainfall year. Rhodora. Journal of the New England Botanical Club 119: 355-359.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hill, N.M. & Smith, M. (2018). First record in maritime Canada of the costal plain annual, slender fimbry, Fimbristylis autumnalis (Cyperaceae), on a lake shore in a low rainfall year. Rhodora. Journal of the New England Botanical Club 119: 355-359.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Killip, E.P. [12384] United States K002773069 Yes
Tweedie [[1327]] Brazil K000632526 Type Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [13896] United States K002773073 Yes
Umbach, L.M.; Kneucker, A. [216] United States K002773067 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [s.n.] United States K002773071 Yes
Radford, A.E.; Bozeman, J.R. [45302] United States K002773070 Yes
Blake, S.F. [10987] United States K002773068 Yes
Thomas, W.W. [12144] United States K002773066 Yes
Umbach, L.M.; Kneucker, A. [216] United States K002773072 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