Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora oligantha A.Gray

First published in Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 212 (1835)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Jersey to Texas, Central America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Belize, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Nicaragua, 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:

  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
Apr 1, 1889 Chapman, A.W. [s.n.] United States K000309391 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1889 Drummond, T. [282] United States K000309390 Type Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3165] United States K002772442 Yes
Kral, R. [84976] United States K002772441 Yes
Harris, W.H. [12249] Jamaica K002773775 Yes
Schweinitz [S.n.] United States K002772444 Yes
Drummond [282] United States K001615075 Yes
Drummond [282] United States K002772451 Yes
Chapman [S.n.] United States K004000018 Yes
Sullivant [S.n.] United States K001615096 Yes
Kral, R. [84636] United States K002772446 Yes
Hall, E. [715] United States K002772448 Yes
{Chapman} [s.n.] United States K002772449 Yes
Chapman, A.W. [s.n.] United States K002772450 Yes
Kral, R. [84554] United States K002772447 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5687] United States K002772443 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [15652] Dominican Republic K002773774 Yes
Kral, R. [55766] United States K002772445 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 2026. 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 2026. 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