Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora microcephala (Britton) Britton

First published in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 195 (1903)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Jersey to SE. U.S.A., W. Cuba, Jamaica. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Jamaica, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Kral, R. [85332] United States K002773076 Yes
Kral, R. [s.n.] United States K002773081 Yes
Thomas, W.W. [12153] United States K002773075 Yes
Godfrey, R.K. [48321] United States K002773083 Yes
Radford, A.E. [39070] United States K002773077 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [7352] United States K002773079 Yes
Godfrey, R.K. [48321] United States K002773080 Yes
Smith, L.B.; Hodgdon, A.R. [s.n.] United States K002773082 Yes
Thomas, W.W. [14725] United States K002773078 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