Rhynchospora capillacea

Rhynchospora capillacea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Rhynchosporeae
Genus: Rhynchospora
Species: Rhynchospora capillacea

Name

Rhynchospora capillacea Torr., Fl. N. Middle United States 1: 55 (1824).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Phaeocephalum capillaceum (Torr.) Farw., Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 21: 361 (1919 publ. 1920).
• Heterotypic
  • Schoenus setaceus Muhl., Descr. Gram.: 6 (1817), nom. illeg.
  • Rhynchospora capillacea var. leviseta E.J.Hill ex A.Gray, Amer. Naturalist 10: 370 (1876).
  • Rhynchospora setacea MacMill., Metasp. Minnesota Valley: 104 (1892).
  • Phaeocephalum capillaceum var. levisetum Farw., Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 21: 361 (1920).
  • Rhynchospora capillacea f. leviseta (E.J.Hill ex A.Gray) Fernald, Rhodora 37: 252 (1935).

Homonyms

• Rhynchospora capillacea Steud., nom. illeg. = Rhynchospora fusca (L.) W.T.Aiton

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama; Alberta; Arkansas; British Columbia; Connecticut; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Maine; Manitoba; Masachusettes; Michigan; Minnesota; Missouri; New Brunswick; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Newfoundland; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Ontario; Pennsylvania; Qubec; Rhode I.; Saskatchewan; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Vermont; Virginia; Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Torrey, J. 1823-1824. A flora of the Northern and Middle Sections of the United States. BHL Reference page. : 1: 55.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rhynchospora capillacea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Rhynchospora capillacea. Published online. Accessed: Feb 19 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rhynchospora capillacea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Rhynchospora capillacea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names

English: needle beaksedge, Capillary beakrush, Needle beaksedge
français: Rhynchospore capillaire

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