Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora stiletto Naczi & Ciafré

First published in Kew Bull. 77: 740 (2022)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Central U.S.A. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee

Classification

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Publications

KewBulletinVol77

  • Brock, M. (2017). Flora of riverscour communities of Tennessee’s Caney Fork River. M.S. Thesis, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville.
  • Buddenhagen, C. E., Thomas, W. W. & Mast, A. R. (2017). A first look at diversification of beaksedges (tribe Rhynchosporeae: Cyperaceae) in habit, pollination, and photosynthetic features. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 118: 113 – 126.
  • Estes, D. (2010). Viburnum bracteatum (Adoxaceae) expanded to include Viburnum ozarkense. Castanea 7 5(2): 277 – 293.
  • Gale, S. (1944). Rhynchospora, section Eurhynchospora, in Canada, the United States and the West Indies. Rhodora 46: 89 – 134, 159 – 197, 207 – 249, 255 – 278.
  • Hoshino, T. & Masaki, T. (2011). Illustrated Sedges of Japan. Heibonsha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • IUCN Standards and Petitions Committee (2022). Guidelines for using the IUCN Red List categories and criteria. Version 15. Available from http://www.iucnredlist.org/documents/RedListGuidelines.pdf [Accessed 17 March 2022].
  • Kral, R. (2002). Rhynchospora. In: Flora of North America Editorial Committee (eds), Flora of North America, Vol. 23: 200 – 239. Oxford University Press, New York.
  • Kükenthal, G. (1950). Vorarbeitenzueinermonographie der Rhynchosporideae: 18. RhynchosporaVahl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 75: 90 – 195.
  • Linnean Society (2022). The Linnean collections: Schoenus glomeratus. The Linnean Society of London. Available from http://linnean-online.org/887/ [Accessed 16 March 2022].
  • McMillan, P. D. (2007). Rhynchospora (Cyperaceae) of South Carolina and the eastern United States. Biota of South Carolina 5: 1 – 267.
  • Meyer, F. G. & Walker, E. H. (eds) (1984). Flora of Japan (in English). Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
  • Naczi, R. F. C. & Ford, B. A. (2001). Systematics of the Carexjamesii complex (Cyperaceae: sect. Phyllostachyae). Sida 19: 853 – 884.
  • Nelson, P. W. (2005). The terrestrial natural communities of Missouri (revised). Missouri Natural Areas Committee, Jefferson City.
  • Noss, R. F. (2013). Forgotten grasslands of the South: natural history and conservation. Island Press, Washington, D.C.
  • Omernik, J. M. (1999). Level III ecoregions of the continental United States map. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Corvallis.
  • Pak, S. (2016). Illustrated Cyperaceae of Korea. Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon.
  • Pyne, M. (2000). Biogeographic study of the barrens of the southeastern Highland Rim of Tennessee. Final Report to Arnold Engineering Development Center/Arnold Air Force Base. The Nature Conservancy, Tennessee Field Office, Nashville.
  • Reznicek, A. A. (2004). Schoenus glomeratus L. lectotypification. In: S. Cafferty & C. E. Jarvis (eds), Typification of Linnaean plant names in Cyperaceae, p. 179. Taxon 53: 177 – 181.
  • SYSTAT Software. (2004). SYSTAT 11. SYSTAT Software, Richmond.
  • Soltis, D. E., Morris, A. B., McLachlan, J. S., Manos, P. S. & Soltis, P. S. (2006). Comparative phylogeography of unglaciated eastern North America. Molec. Ecol. 15: 4261 – 4293.
  • Sorrie, B. A., LeBlond, R. J. & Weakley, A. S. (2018). Rhynchospora: A reassessment of Rhynchospora glomerata var. angusta. In: A. S. Weakley (ed.), New combinations, rank changes, and nomenclatural and taxonomic comments in the vascular flora of the sout
  • Thiers, B. M. (2022). Index Herbariorum. New York Botanical Garden. Available from http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/. [Accessed 23 Feb. 2022].
  • Thomas, W. W. (1992). A synopsis of Rhynchospora (Cyperaceae) in Mesoamerica. Brittonia 44: 14 – 44.
  • ____& Moyer, R. D. (2017). Revision of the Rhynchospora glomerata species complex, focusing on the taxonomic status of R. leptocarpa (Cyperaceae). Brittonia 69: 114 – 126.
  • ____, Araújo, A. C. & Alves, M. V. (2009). A preliminary molecular phylogeny of the Rhynchosporeae (Cyperaceae). Bot. Rev. 75: 22 – 29.
  • ____, Kral, R. & Bryson, C. T. (2001). Carexcumberlandensis, a new species of section Careyanae (Cyperaceae) from the eastern United States of America. Sida 19: 993 – 1014.
  • ____, Reznicek, A. A. & Ford, B. A. (1998). Morphological, geographical, and ecological differentiation in the Carexwilldenowii complex (Cyperaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 85: 434 – 447.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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

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