Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora plumosa Elliott

First published in Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 58 (1816)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. U.S.A. to Central America, Caribbean. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Belize, Cuba, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Honduras, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas

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.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 1889 s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001057323 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1889 Torrey, J. [s.n.] K001057321 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moldenke, H. [675] United States K002772459 Yes
Curtis, M.A. [s.n.] United States K002772453 Yes
Lundell, C.L.; Gentle, P.H. [1814] Belize K002773439 Yes
{Chapman} [s.n.] United States K002772467 Yes
Kral, R. [84602] United States K002772464 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [12975] United States K002772463 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001057322 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kral, R. [84892] United States K002772469 Yes
Drummond, T. [399] United States K002772458 Yes
Chapman, A.W. [s.n.] United States K002772466 Yes
Thomas, W.W.; Sorrie, B. [14712] United States K002772472 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [6488] United States K002772456 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [453] Cuba K002773777 Yes
Moldenke, H. [1052] United States K002772462 Yes
Drummond, T. [404] United States K002772482 Yes
Sullivant, W.S. [s.n.] United States K002772454 Yes
Kral, R. [84965] United States K002772468 Yes
Lazier, J. [Tag H781/77] Belize K002773441 Yes
Peck, M.E. [89] Belize K002773440 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States K002772474 Yes
Elliott, S. [s.n.] K001057320 Unknown Type Material Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [4867] United States K002772475 Yes
{Bigelow} [s.n.] United States K002772473 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [399] Cuba K002773776 Yes
Killip, E.P. [42876] Cuba K002773780 Yes
Drummond, T. [399] United States K002772455 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] United States K002772465 Yes
Harper, R. [706] United States K002772457 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3168] United States K002772476 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [10767] Cuba K002773779 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [17250] Cuba K002773778 Yes
Baldwin, W. [s.n.] United States K001057319 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chapman, A.W. [s.n.] United States K000433989 Type Yes
Godfrey, R.K. [48364] United States K002772461 Yes
Kral, R. [85638] United States K002772471 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7669] United States K002772460 Yes
Kral, R. [84979] United States K002772470 Yes
Kral, R. [55771] United States K002772452 Yes
[Chapman] [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora semiplumosa K002772478 Yes
Keeler, H.D. [S.n.] United States Rhynchospora semiplumosa K001615074 Yes
Drummond, T. [404] United States Rhynchospora semiplumosa K002772480 Yes
{Dr. Wright} [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora semiplumosa K002772479 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora semiplumosa K002772481 Yes
{Chapman} [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora semiplumosa K002772477 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