Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora pallida M.A.Curtis

First published in Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 7: 409 (1849)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Virginia

Recorded in error in:

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.
  • 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

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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Chapman, A.W. [s.n.] United States K001057303 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bradley, T.; Stevenson, J. [3373] United States K002772713 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K002772710 Yes
[N. Bar] [s.n.] United States K002772711 Yes
Kral, R. [66038] United States K002772709 Yes
Curtis, M.A. [s.n.] United States K001057302 Unknown Type Material Yes
Godfrey, R.K. [48250] United States K002772712 Yes
Linden [1945] Cuba K000632357 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sintenis, P. [1387] Puerto Rico K002773793 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