Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora compressa J.Carey ex Chapm.

First published in Fl. South. U.S.: 525 (1860)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. U.S.A. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • McMillan, P.D. (2007). Rhynchospora (Cyperaceae) of South Carolina and the Eastern United States. Biota of South Carolina 5: 1-269.
  • 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.

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:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Palmer, E.J. [7611] United States K002773016 Yes
Kral, R. [84980] United States K002773015 Yes
Kral, R. [55765] United States K002773014 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