Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora caduca Elliott

First published in Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 62 (1816)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & SE. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

Introduced into:

Hawaii

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Godfrey, R.K. [48435] United States K002772839 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [13904] United States K002772838 Yes
Buckley [s.n.] United States K002772819 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States K002772816 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5415] United States K002772825 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States K002772830 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [6631] United States K002772828 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States K002772814 Yes
Moldenke, H. [655] United States K002772835 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H14535] Dominican Republic K002773855 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3141] United States K002772824 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K002772818 Yes
Torrey [s.n.] United States K002772823 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K002772829 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [10555] United States K002772840 Yes
Buckley, S.B. [s.n.] United States K002772832 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772833 Yes
Drummond, T. [396] United States K002772834 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [170] Bahamas, The K002772827 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7625] United States K002772836 Yes
Hall, E. [[3]11] United States K002772831 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772821 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H14535] Dominican Republic K002773854 Yes
Harper, R. [159] United States K002772826 Yes
Lindheimer, F.; Engelmann, G. [s.n.] United States K002772837 Yes
{Dr. Wright} [s.n.] United States K002772815 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [12932] United States K002772822 Yes
Apr 1, 1889 Badwin, W. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora patula K001057286 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harper, R. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora patula K002772850 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora patula K002772851 Yes
Harper, R. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora patula K002772849 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora patula K002772852 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [6854] United States Rhynchospora patula K002772848 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