Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora gracilenta A.Gray

First published in Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 215 (1835)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. U.S.A. to Central America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Belize, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Southeast, Mississippi, New Jersey, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1889 Wright, C. [s.n.] Cuba K000632356 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States K002772725 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [4874] United States K002772732 Yes
Hall, E. [719] United States K002772743 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8095] United States K002772744 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5072] United States K002772738 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [6081] United States K001057297 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772735 Yes
Knieskern, P.D. [[93]] United States K002772723 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States K002772716 Yes
Kral, R. [65916] United States K002772741 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772739 Yes
Godfrey, R.K. [48490] United States K002772750 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [6062] United States K002772745 Yes
Buckley, S.B. [s.n.] United States K002772724 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [6061] United States K002772748 Yes
Torrey, J. [s.n.] United States K001057299 Unknown Type Material Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] United States K002772742 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772734 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K002772730 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772717 Yes
Godfrey, R.K. [48333] United States K002772746 Yes
Blake, S.F. [10669] United States K002772733 Yes
Drummond [399] United States K002772720 Yes
Curtis, M.A. [s.n.] United States K001057298 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kral, R. [65941] United States K002772740 Yes
Buckley, S.B. [s.n.] United States K002772736 Yes
Kral, R. [85285] United States K002772714 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K002772718 Yes
Kral, R. [57883] United States K002772751 Yes
Harper, R.M. [414] United States K002772731 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K002772722 Yes
Kral, R. [84910] United States K002772715 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K002772719 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [10978] United States K002772749 Yes
Godfrey, R.K. [48490] United States K002772747 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001057301 Unknown Type Material Yes
Torrey, J. [s.n.] United States K001057300 Unknown Type Material Yes
Eggert, H. [s.n.] United States K002772737 Yes
Hale [s.n.] United States K002772729 Yes
Drummond [397] United States K002772721 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