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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Rhynchospora

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.