Rhynchospora capitellata

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 capitellata
Name

Rhynchospora capitellata (Michx.) Vahl, Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 235 (1805).
Synonyms

Basionym
Schoenus capitellatus Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 36 (1803).
Homotypic
Rhynchospora glomerata var. capitellata (Michx.) Kük., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 75: 98 (1950).
Heterotypic
Rhynchospora glomerata var. discutiens C.B.Clarke ex Britton, Trans. New York Acad. Sci. 11: 89 (1892).
Rhynchospora glomerata var. minor Britton, Trans. New York Acad. Sci. 11: 89 (1892).
Rhynchospora smallii Britton in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 1321 (1903).
Rhynchospora capitellata var. controversa S.F.Blake, Rhodora 20: 28 (1918).
Rhynchospora capitellata var. discutiens (C.B.Clarke ex Britton) S.F.Blake, Rhodora 20: 28 (1918).
Rhynchospora capitellata var. minor (Britton) S.F.Blake, Rhodora 20: 28 (1918).
Phaeocephalum glomeratum var. minus (Britton) Farw., Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 21: 361 (1920).
Rhynchospora glomerata f. discutiens (C.B.Clarke ex Britton) Fernald, Rhodora 37: 402 (1935).
Rhynchospora capitellata f. controversa (S.F.Blake) Gale, Rhodora 46: 119 (1944).
Rhynchospora capitellata f. discutiens (C.B.Clarke ex Britton) Gale, Rhodora 46: 119 (1944).

Homonyms

Rhynchospora capitellata Elliott, nom. illeg. = Rhynchospora glomerata (L.) Vahl

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Alabama; Arkansas; California; Connecticut; Delaware; District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Masachusettes; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; New Brunswick; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Nova Scotia; Ohio; Ontario; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Qubec; Rhode I.; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Vermont; Virginia; West Virginia; Wisconsin

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Vahl, M. 1805. Enumeratio plantarum, vel ab aliis, vel ab ipso observatum, cum earum differentiis specificis, synonymis selectis et descriptionibus succinctis. Vol. II. XVI+423 pp. Typis N. Mölleri & filii, Hauniae [Copenhagen]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 2: 235

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rhynchospora capitellata in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Rhynchospora capitellata. Published online. Accessed: Feb 19 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rhynchospora capitellata 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 capitellata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names
English: brownish beaksedge, Brownish beaksedge, Smallhead beakrush
français: Rhynchospore à petites têtes

Rhynchospora capitellata is a species of sedge known by the common names brownish beaksedge[1] and brownish beaked-rush. It is native to eastern North America and a few spots in the western United States. It grows in wet habitat, such as swamps, springtime meadows, and moist areas in forests. It is a perennial herb producing clumps of stems 20 to 100 centimeters tall, each stem sheathed with several narrow, pointed leaves. The inflorescence is a cluster of brown spikelets each about 3 or 4 millimeters long.
References

USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rhynchospora capitellata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 October 2015.