Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora scirpoides (Torr.) Griseb.

First published in Cat. Pl. Cub.: 247 (1866)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Central & E. U.S.A., Cuba, Central America. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Honduras, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode I., South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin

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. (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.
  • Rothrock, P.E. (2009). Sedges of Indiana and adjacent states: the non-Carex species: 1-271. Indiana Academy of Sciences.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772385 Yes
Oakes [s.n.] United States K002772386 Yes
Radford, A.E.; Bozeman, J.R. [45326] United States K002772393 Yes
Umbach, L.M. [s.n.] United States K002772390 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [13556] United States K002772392 Yes
Kral, R. [85531] United States K002772395 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [s.n.] United States K002772391 Yes
Olney, S.T. [s.n.] United States K002772383 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772388 Yes
Kral, R. [85492] United States K002772394 Yes
Kral, R. [67782] United States K002772382 Yes
Oakes [s.n.] United States K002772384 Yes
Kral, R. [s.n.] United States K002772381 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772387 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772389 Yes
Jul 27, 1898 Torrey, J. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora corymbiformis K001057327 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 1889 Wright, C. [s.n.] Cuba Rhynchospora corymbiformis K000632374 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cuba Rhynchospora corymbiformis K002773674 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5761] United States Rhynchospora corymbiformis K002772407 Yes
Moldenke, H. [459] United States Rhynchospora corymbiformis K002772406 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