Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora fascicularis (Michx.) Vahl

First published in Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 234 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. U.S.A. to N. South America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Belize, Bermuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Louisiana, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mississippi, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Suriname, Texas, Venezuela, Virginia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1997). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 5: 1-98. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • 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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Strong, M.T. (2006). Taxonomy and distribution of Rhynchospora (Cyperaceae) in the Guianas, South America. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 53: 1-225.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1997). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 5: 1-98. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Strong, M.T. (2006). Taxonomy and distribution of Rhynchospora (Cyperaceae) in the Guianas, South America. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 53: 1-225.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Thomas, W.W. [14723] United States K002772689 Yes
Wingfield, R. [10540] Venezuela K002412461 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] Cuba K000632358 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sintenis, P. [6840] Puerto Rico K002773791 Yes
Purdie [s.n.] Jamaica K002773792 Yes
Harris, S.A. [TP442] Guyana K002411777 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [94/294] Belize K002773444 Yes
Berlandier [s.n.] United States K002772707 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States K002772706 Yes
Godfrey, R.K. [48339] United States K002772699 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [4871] United States K002772708 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K002772696 Yes
Kral, R. [85578] United States K002772692 Yes
Moldenke, H.N. [1035] United States K002772700 Yes
Torrey [s.n.] United States K002772704 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [901] Belize K002773442 Yes
Godfrey, R.K. [48360] United States K002772702 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [4945] United States K002772693 Yes
Thomas, W.W.; Sorrie, B.A. [14714] United States K002772690 Yes
Peck, M.E. [63] Belize K002773443 Yes
Sullivant, W.S. [s.n.] United States K002772695 Yes
[Ohup]; [Prndi [s.n.] Colombia K002412460 Yes
Torrey [s.n.] United States K002772705 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001737342 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] Cuba K000632359 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [4825] United States K002772703 Yes
Radford, A.E. [40211] United States K002772701 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772698 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