Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora rariflora (Michx.) Elliott

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

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Windward Is.

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

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?
Apr 1, 1889 Baldwin, W. [s.n.] United States K001057283 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1889 s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001057284 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H15700] Dominican Republic K002773867 Yes
Kral, R. [55783] United States K002772920 Yes
Sullivant, W.S. [[174]] United States K002772931 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7712] United States K002772927 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772926 Yes
s.coll. [403] United States K002772917 Yes
Drummond, T. [414] United States K002772936 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States K002772932 Yes
Curtis, M.A. [s.n.] United States K001737344 No
Radford, A.E. [35382] United States K002772925 Yes
Kral, R. [57773] United States K002772921 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H15700] Dominican Republic K002773866 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States K002772938 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States K002772913 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Griscom, L.; Long, B.H. [4576] United States K002772929 Yes
Smith, L.B.; Hodgdon, A.R. [s.n.] United States K002772928 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3171] United States K002772919 Yes
Wright, C. [3400] Cuba K002773865 No
Kral, R. [65917] United States K002772923 Yes
Moldenke, H. [1053] United States K002772930 Yes
Chapman, A.W. [s.n.] United States K002772935 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [4870] United States K002772918 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K002772914 Yes
Kral, R. [65533] United States K002772924 Yes
Kral, R. [84580] United States K002772922 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772916 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772915 Yes
Hall, E. [716] United States K002772937 Yes
Chap [s.n.] United States K002772934 Yes
Wright [s.n.] United States K002772933 Yes
Wright, C. [1531] Cuba Rhynchospora setacea K000632369 Unknown Type Material 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