Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora miliacea (Lam.) A.Gray

First published in Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 198 (1835)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. U.S.A. to Texas, Caribbean. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Cuba, Florida, Georgia, Haiti, Jamaica, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
{J. Hale, M. D.; Curtis, N.C.} [s.n.] United States K002772963 Yes
Drummond [39] United States K002772967 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K002772973 No
Elliot [s.n.] United States K002772972 Yes
Wright, C. [3399] Cuba K000632348 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H 5978] Haiti K002773878 Yes
Kral, R. [84882] United States K002773084 Yes
Torry [318] United States K002772974 No
Moldenke, H. [1065] United States K002772970 Yes
Radford, A.E. [24616] United States K002772977 No
Wright, C. [s.n.] United States K002772965 Yes
Drummond [39] United States K002772971 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [4943] United States K002772976 No
Curtiss, A.H. [3163] United States K002772969 Yes
[W. D] [s.n.] United States K002772968 Yes
Wright, C. [3788] Cuba K002773877 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States K002772975 No
Josiah Hale, M.D. [s.n.] United States K002772964 Yes
Drummond [39] United States K002772966 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