Rhynchospora
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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Rhynchospora

beaksedge
matamat
mosquito beadsedge
whitetop

Hierarchical position of the Genus Rhynchospora

   Regnum  Plantae
common name: The plant kingdom
  
   Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist
syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: angiosperms, flowering plants
  
   Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: Angiosperms
  
   Classis  Liliopsida Brongn.
pub. Enum. Pl. Mus. Paris: xv, 17. 12 Aug 1843.
common name: Monocots
  
   Subclassis  Commelinidae Takht.
pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 171. Jan-Mar 1967.
common name: Grasses, Sedges, Rushes
  
   SuperOrdo  Juncanae Takht.
pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 510. Jan-Mar 1967.
  
   Ordo  Cyperales Hutch.
pub. Fam. Fl. Pl. 2: 16, 193. 1934.
  
   Familia  Cyperaceae Juss.
pub. Gen. Pl.: 26. 4 Aug 1789.
common name: Sedges
  
   Tribus  Rhynchosporeae Wight & Arn.
pub. Contr. Bot. India: 71. Dec 1834.
   Subtribus  Rhynchosporinae Fenzl in Endl.
pub. Gen. Pl.: 112. Dec 1836.
   Genus  Rhynchospora Vahl
pub. (1805)
common name: beaksedge

Named members of the Genus Rhynchospora

1
   Species  alba (L.) Vahl
common name: white beaksedge
2
   Species  axillaris (Lam.) Britt.
syn. Rhynchospora cephalantha
3
   Species  bahamensis Britt.
syn. Rhynchospora lindeniana var. bahamensis
4
   Species  baldwinii Gray
common name: Baldwin's beaksedge
5
   Species  berteroi (Spreng.) C.B. Clarke
common name: little beaksedge
6
   Species  blauneri Britt.
syn. Rhynchospora brachychaeta
7
   Species  borinquensis Britt.
syn. Rhynchospora marisculus
8
   Species  brachychaeta C. Wright
common name: West Indian beaksedge
9
   Species  breviseta (Gale) Channell
common name: shortbristle beaksedge
10
   Species  bruneri Britt.
syn. Rhynchospora pusilla
11
   Species  caduca Ell.
common name: anglestem beaksedge
12
   Species  californica Gale
common name: California beaksedge
13
   Species  capillacea Torr.
 
14
   Varietas  leviseta E.J. Hill ex Gray
syn. Rhynchospora capillacea
15
   Species  capitellata (Michx.) Vahl
common name: brownish beaksedge
16
   Species  careyana Fern.
common name: broadfruit horned beaksedge
17
   Species  cephalantha Gray
 
18
   Varietas  attenuata Gale
syn. Rhynchospora cephalantha
19
   Varietas  microcephala (Britt.) K�kenth.
syn. Rhynchospora microcephala
20
   Varietas  pleiocephala Fern. & Gale
syn. Rhynchospora cephalantha
21
   Species  chalarocephala Fern. & Gale
common name: loosehead beaksedge
22
   Species  chapmanii M.A. Curtis
common name: Chapman's beaksedge
23
   Species  chinensis Nees & Meyen
 
24
   Subspecies  spiciformis (Hbd.) T. Koyama
common name: spiked beaksedge
25
   Species  ciliaris (Michx.) C. Mohr
common name: fringed beaksedge
26
   Species  colorata (L.) H. Pfeiffer
common name: starrush whitetop
27
   Species  compressa Carey ex Chapman
common name: flatfruit beaksedge
28
   Species  corniculata (Lam.) Gray
 
29
   Varietas  interior Fern.
syn. Rhynchospora corniculata
30
   Species  corymbosa (L.) Britt.
common name: matamat
31
   Species  crinipes Gale
common name: mosquito beadsedge
32
   Species  culixa Gale
common name: Georgia beaksedge
33
   Species  curtissii Britt. ex Small
common name: Curtiss' beaksedge
34
   Species  cymosa Ell.
syn. Rhynchospora glomerata
35
   Species  cyperoides Mart.
syn. Rhynchospora holoschoenoides
36
   Species  debilis Gale
common name: savannah beaksedge
37
   Species  decurrens Chapman
common name: swampforest beaksedge
38
   Species  distans (Michx.) Vahl
syn. Rhynchospora fascicularis var. distans
39
   Species  divergens Chapman ex M.A. Curtis
common name: spreading beaksedge
40
   Species  dodecandra Baldw. ex Gray
syn. Rhynchospora megalocarpa
41
   Species  drummondiana Steud.
syn. Rhynchospora colorata
42
   Species  earlei Britt.
syn. Rhynchospora harveyi
43
   Species  edisoniana Britt. ex Small
syn. Rhynchospora microcarpa
44
   Species  elliottii A. Dietr.
common name: Elliott's beaksedge
45
   Species  elongata Boeckl.
syn. Rhynchospora uniflora
46
   Species  eximia (Nees) Boeckl.
common name: Florida beaksedge
47
   Species  fascicularis (Michx.) Vahl
 
48
   Varietas  distans (Michx.) Chapman
common name: fascicled beaksedge
49
   Varietas  fascicularis
common name: fascicled beaksedge
50
   Species  fernaldii Gale
common name: Fernald's beaksedge
51
   Species  filifolia Gray
common name: threadleaf beaksedge
52
   Species  filiformis Vahl
syn. Rhynchospora podosperma
53
   Species  floridensis (Britt. ex Small) H. Pfeiffer
common name: Florida whitetop
54
   Species  fusca (L.) Ait. f.
common name: brown beaksedge
55
   Species  fuscoides C.B. Clarke
syn. Rhynchospora filifolia
56
   Species  gigantea Link
common name: giant beaksedge
57
   Species  glauca Vahl
syn. Rhynchospora rugosa ssp. rugosa
58
   Species  globularis (Chapman) Small
 
59
   Varietas  globularis
common name: globe beaksedge
60
   Varietas  pinetorum (Britt. & Small ex Small) Gale
common name: globe beaksedge
61
   Varietas  recognita Gale
syn. Rhynchospora recognita
62
   Varietas  saxicola (Small) K�kenth.
common name: Stone Mountain beaksedge
63
   Species  glomerata (L.) Vahl
 
64
   Varietas  angusta Gale
syn. Rhynchospora glomerata
65
   Varietas  capitellata (Michx.) K�kenth.
syn. Rhynchospora capitellata
66
   Varietas  leptocarpa Chapman ex Britt.
syn. Rhynchospora capitellata
67
   Varietas  minor Britt.
syn. Rhynchospora capitellata
68
   Varietas  paniculata Chapman
syn. Rhynchospora glomerata
69
   Species  gracilenta Gray
common name: slender beaksedge
70
   Species  grayi Kunth
common name: Gray's beaksedge
71
   Species  harperi Small
common name: Harper's beaksedge
72
   Species  harveyi W. Boott
common name: Harvey's beaksedge
73
   Species  hispidula (Vahl) Boeckl.
common name: hairy beaksedge
74
   Species  holoschoenoides (L.C. Rich.) Herter
common name: fly beaksedge
75
   Species  indianolensis Small
syn. Rhynchospora scutellata
76
   Species  inexpansa (Michx.) Vahl
common name: nodding beaksedge
77
   Species  intermedia (Chapman) Britt.
common name: pinebarren beaksedge
78
   Species  intermixta C. Wright
syn. Rhynchospora pusilla
79
   Species  inundata (Oakes) Fern.
common name: narrowfruit horned beaksedge
80
   Species  jamaicensis Britt.
common name: Jamaican beaksedge
81
   Species  knieskernii Carey
common name: Knieskern's beaksedge
82
   Species  kunthii Nees ex Kunth
common name: Kunth's beaksedge
83
   Species  latifolia (Baldw. ex Ell.) Thomas
common name: sandswamp whitetop
84
   Species  lavarum Gaud.
syn. Rhynchospora rugosa ssp. lavarum
85
   Species  leptocarpa (Chapman ex Britt.) Small
syn. Rhynchospora capitellata
86
   Species  lindeniana Griseb.
 
87
   Varietas  bahamensis (Britt.) Gale
common name: Bahama beaksedge
88
   Species  longiflora K. Presl
common name: longleaf beaksedge
89
   Species  luquillensis Britt.
syn. Rhynchospora alba
90
   Species  macra (C.B. Clarke ex Britt.) Small
common name: large beaksedge
91
   Species  macrostachya Torr. ex Gray
 
92
   Varietas  colpophila Fern. & Gale
syn. Rhynchospora macrostachya
93
   Species  marisculus Nees ex Lindley & Nees
common name: Caribbean beaksedge
94
   Species  megalocarpa Gray
common name: sandyfield beaksedge
95
   Species  micrantha Vahl
common name: tropical beaksedge
96
   Species  microcarpa Baldw. ex Gray
common name: southern beaksedge
97
   Species  microcephala (Britt.) Britt.
common name: smallhead beaksedge
98
   Species  miliacea (Lam.) Gray
common name: millet beaksedge
99
   Species  mixta Britt.
common name: mingled beaksedge
100
   Species  nervosa (Vahl) Boeckl.
 
101
   Subspecies  ciliata (Vahl) T. Koyama
common name: yerba de estrella  (Mexico)
102
   Species  nitens (Vahl) Gray
common name: shortbeak beaksedge
103
   Species  nivea Boeckl.
common name: showy whitetop
104
   Species  obliterata Gale
syn. Rhynchospora recognita
105
   Species  odorata C. Wright ex Griseb.
common name: fragrant beaksedge
106
   Species  oligantha Gray
 
107
   Varietas  breviseta Gale
syn. Rhynchospora breviseta
108
   Species  pallida M.A. Curtis
common name: pale beaksedge
109
   Species  patula Gray
syn. Rhynchospora caduca
110
   Species  perplexa Britt.
 
111
   Varietas  virginiana Fern.
syn. Rhynchospora perplexa
112
   Species  pinetorum Britt. & Small ex Small
syn. Rhynchospora globularis var. pinetorum
113
   Species  planckii Britt.
syn. Rhynchospora harveyi
114
   Species  pleiantha (K�kenth.) Gale
common name: coastal beaksedge
115
   Species  plumosa Ell.
common name: plumed beaksedge
116
   Species  podosperma C. Wright ex Sauvalle
common name: bird beaksedge
117
   Species  prolifera Small
syn. Rhynchospora mixta
118
   Species  punctata Ell.
common name: dotted beaksedge
119
   Species  pusilla (Sw.) Griseb., non Chapman ex M.A. Curti
syn. Rhynchospora berteroi
120
   Species  racemosa C. Wright ex Sauvalle
common name: racemed beaksedge
121
   Species  radicans (Schlecht. & Cham.) H. Pfeifer
 
122
   Subspecies  microcephala (Bertero ex Spreng.) Thomas
common name: tropical whitetop
123
   Species  rappiana Small
syn. Rhynchospora ciliaris
124
   Species  rariflora (Michx.) Ell.
common name: fewflower beaksedge
125
   Species  recognita (Gale) Kral
common name: globe beaksedge
126
   Species  rubra Domin
common name: rhynchospora
127
   Species  rufa (Nees) Boeckl.
common name: red beaksedge
128
   Species  rugosa (Vahl) Gale
 
129
   Subspecies  lavarum (Gaud.) T. Koyama
common name: claybank beaksedge
130
   Subspecies  rugosa
common name: claybank beaksedge
131
   Species  saxicola Small
syn. Rhynchospora globularis var. saxicola
132
   Species  schoenoides (Ell.) Wood
syn. Rhynchospora elliottii
133
   Species  scirpoides (Torr.) Gray
common name: longbeak beaksedge
134
   Species  sclerioides Hook. & Arn.
common name: Hawai'i beaksedge
135
   Species  scutellata Griseb.
common name: Indianola beaksedge
136
   Species  semiplumosa Gray
syn. Rhynchospora plumosa
137
   Species  setacea (Berg.) Boeckl.
syn. Rhynchospora tenerrima
138
   Species  smallii Britt.
syn. Rhynchospora capillacea
139
   Species  sola Gale
common name: Cuban beaksedge
140
   Species  solitaria Harper
common name: onespike beaksedge
141
   Species  spiciformis Hbd.
syn. Rhynchospora chinensis ssp. spiciformis
142
   Species  stellata (Lam.) Griseb.
syn. Rhynchospora colorata
143
   Species  stenophylla Chapman
common name: coastalplain beaksedge
144
   Species  stipitata Chapman
syn. Rhynchospora odorata
145
   Species  sulcata Gale
syn. Rhynchospora microcarpa
146
   Species  tenerrima Nees ex Spreng.
common name: soldier beaksedge
147
   Species  tenuis Baldw. ex Gray
syn. Rhynchospora wrightiana
148
   Species  thornei Kral
common name: Thorne's beaksedge
149
   Species  torreyana Gray
common name: Torrey's beaksedge
150
   Species  tracyi Britt.
common name: Tracy's beaksedge
151
   Species  trichodes auct. non C.B. Clarke
syn. Rhynchospora debilis
152
   Species  uniflora Boeckl.
common name: oneflower beaksedge
153
   Species  wrightiana Boeckl.
common name: Wright's beaksedge

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

 

Last reviewed November 01, 2004   

 

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