Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora capitellata (Michx.) Vahl

First published in Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 235 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Canada to Central & E. U.S.A., Oregon to California. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bell, C.R. [s.n.] United States K002772619 Yes
Steyermark, J. [72230] United States K002772623 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H.; Clement, I.D. [15219] United States K002772622 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B. [23432] Canada K002772613 Yes
Kral, R. [s.n.] United States K002772981 No
Kral, R. [66097] United States K002772982 No
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.; Linder, D.H. [20271] Canada K002772612 Yes
Fernald, M.S. [s.n.] United States K002772620 Yes
Fernald, M.L. [s.n.] United States K002772614 Yes
O'Neill, H.O. [7430] United States K002772616 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [16423] United States K002772615 Yes
Pretz, H.W. [6016] United States K002772983 No
Raven, P.H. [8056] United States K002772618 Yes
Fernald, M.L. [s.n.] United States K002772621 Yes
Tidestrom, I. [11539] United States K002772617 Yes
Pretz, H.W. [4132] United States Rhynchospora glomerata var. capitellata K002772628 Yes
Pretz, H.W. [10329] United States Rhynchospora glomerata var. capitellata K002772624 Yes
Pretz, H.W. [1336] United States Rhynchospora glomerata var. capitellata K002772636 Yes
Pretz, H.W. [11897] United States Rhynchospora glomerata var. capitellata K002772625 Yes
Pretz, H.W. [7842] United States Rhynchospora glomerata var. capitellata K002772630 Yes
Pretz, H.W. [6139] United States Rhynchospora glomerata var. capitellata K002772634 Yes
Pretz, H.W. [5926] United States Rhynchospora glomerata var. capitellata K002772626 Yes
Pretz, H.W. [2116] United States Rhynchospora glomerata var. capitellata K002772627 Yes
Pretz, H.W. [5926] United States Rhynchospora glomerata var. capitellata K002772631 Yes
Pretz, H.W. [6016] Rhynchospora glomerata var. capitellata K002772629 Yes
Pretz, H.W. [7842 a] Rhynchospora glomerata var. capitellata K002772633 Yes
Pretz, H.W. [1554] United States Rhynchospora glomerata var. capitellata K002772632 Yes
Pretz, H.W. [7169] United States Rhynchospora glomerata var. capitellata K002772635 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