Cyperaceae taxon details
Rhynchospora pallida M.A.Curtis
1681174 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1681174)
accepted
Species
Phaeocephalum pallidum (M.A.Curtis) House · unaccepted
Rhynchospora curtisii Steud. · unaccepted
terrestrial
Curtis, M. A. (1849). New and rare plants, chiefly of the Carolinas. <em>American Journal of Science, and Arts.</em> ser 2, 7: 406-410., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27762895
page(s): 409 [details]
page(s): 409 [details]
Description Plants perennial, cespitose, 40–100 cm, base bulbous; rhizomes stoloniferous, short, wiry. Culms erect or excurved,...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Amer. J. Sci. Arts II, 7: 409 1849 to Amer. J. Sci. Arts , ser. 2, 7:...
Description Plants perennial, cespitose, 40–100 cm, base bulbous; rhizomes stoloniferous, short, wiry. Culms erect or excurved, linear, leafy, trigonous, slender. Leaves slightly to much exceeded by culm; blades ascending, narrowly linear, proximally flat, 1–3 mm wide, apex trigonous, tapering gradually, setaceous. Inflorescences terminal; spikelet single, terminal cluster of spikelets crowded, hemispheric, 2.5 cm wide; leafy bracts linear setaceous, much exceeding cluster. Spikelets whitish to tan, narrowly lanceoloid, (3.5–)4–5.5 mm, apex acuminate; fertile scales lanceolate, 3.5–4(–4.5) mm, apex narrowly acute, minutely awned or apiculate. Flowers: bristles vestigial or obsolete. Fruits 1 per spikelet, (1.9–)2–2.3 mm; body brown with pale center, lenticular, broadly ellipsoid, 1.5–2 × 1.5 mm, margins flowing to tubercle; surfaces longitudinally finely striate; tubercle depressed triangular, 0.2–0.3(–0.4) mm. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Amer. J. Sci. Arts II, 7: 409 1849 to Amer. J. Sci. Arts , ser. 2, 7:...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Amer. J. Sci. Arts II, 7: 409 1849 to Amer. J. Sci. Arts , ser. 2, 7: 409 (1849), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Rhynchospora pallida M.A.Curtis. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1681174 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
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Curtis, M. A. (1849). New and rare plants, chiefly of the Carolinas. <em>American Journal of Science, and Arts.</em> ser 2, 7: 406-410., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27762895
page(s): 409 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 409 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Description Plants perennial, cespitose, 40–100 cm, base bulbous; rhizomes stoloniferous, short, wiry. Culms erect or excurved, linear, leafy, trigonous, slender. Leaves slightly to much exceeded by culm; blades ascending, narrowly linear, proximally flat, 1–3 mm wide, apex trigonous, tapering gradually, setaceous. Inflorescences terminal; spikelet single, terminal cluster of spikelets crowded, hemispheric, 2.5 cm wide; leafy bracts linear setaceous, much exceeding cluster. Spikelets whitish to tan, narrowly lanceoloid, (3.5–)4–5.5 mm, apex acuminate; fertile scales lanceolate, 3.5–4(–4.5) mm, apex narrowly acute, minutely awned or apiculate. Flowers: bristles vestigial or obsolete. Fruits 1 per spikelet, (1.9–)2–2.3 mm; body brown with pale center, lenticular, broadly ellipsoid, 1.5–2 × 1.5 mm, margins flowing to tubercle; surfaces longitudinally finely striate; tubercle depressed triangular, 0.2–0.3(–0.4) mm. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Amer. J. Sci. Arts II, 7: 409 1849 to Amer. J. Sci. Arts , ser. 2, 7: 409 (1849), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Rhynchospora curtisii Steud.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Phaeocephalum pallidum (M.A.Curtis) House)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (86 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Rhynchospora pallida)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Phaeocephalum pallidum (M.A.Curtis) House)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Rhynchospora curtisii Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Phaeocephalum pallidum (M.A.Curtis) House)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Rhynchospora curtisii Steud.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Phaeocephalum pallidum (M.A.Curtis) House)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (86 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Rhynchospora pallida)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Phaeocephalum pallidum (M.A.Curtis) House)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Rhynchospora curtisii Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Phaeocephalum pallidum (M.A.Curtis) House)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Rhynchospora curtisii Steud.)
