Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora sulcata Gale

First published in Rhodora 46: 240 (1944)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. U.S.A. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Weakley, A.S. & al. (2022). Studies in the vascular flora of the southeastern United States. VIII. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 16: 377-418.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Rhynchospora microcarpa.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Rhynchospora microcarpa.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Weakley, A.S. & al. (2022). Studies in the vascular flora of the southeastern United States. VIII. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 16: 377-418.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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