Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora perplexa Britton

First published in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 197 (1903)
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, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Jamaica, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Godfrey, R.K. [49349] United States K002773095 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Brace, L.J.K. [756] Bahamas, The K002774032 Yes
Moldenke, H. [879] United States K002773089 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H.; Clement, I.D. [15231] United States K001057279 Type Yes
Wilson, P. [8429] Bahamas, The K002774033 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [171] Bahamas, The K002774034 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Brace, L.J.K. [801] Bahamas, The K002774031 Yes
Tomlinson, P.B.; C.R.M. [36] United States K002773096 Yes
O'Neill, H.O. [7670] United States K002773090 Yes
Godfrey, R.K. [48492] United States K002773092 Yes
Smith, L.B.; Hodgdon, A.R. [s.n.] United States K002773093 Yes
Kral, R. [84908] United States K002773094 Yes
O'Neill, H.O. [7669] United States K002773091 Yes
Kramer, K.U.; Proctor, G.R. [1699] Jamaica K002774035 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