Rhynchospora nitens

Characteristics
Monocots
CYPERACEAE
Rhynchospora
Rhynchospora nitens (Vahl)A.Gray
SHORTBEAK BEAKSEDGE; BALDRUSH
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Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
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** Not applicable or data not available.
Classification
POALES
Rhynchospora
Rhynchospora nitens (Vahl)A.Gray - SHORTBEAK BEAKSEDGE; BALDRUSH
Citation
RHYNCHOSPORA NITENS (Vahl) A. Gray, Manual, ed. 5. 568. 1867.
Scirpus nitens Vahl 1805.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, Bosc s.n. (holotype: C?).
** Not applicable or data not available.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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County
County - Species Present
Leaflet
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Bay
USF
 
Brevard
USF
 
Broward
USF
 
Calhoun
USF
 
Charlotte
USF
 
Citrus
USF
 
Clay
FSU
 
Collier
USF
 
DeSoto
USF
 
Dixie
USF
 
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Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Psilocarya corymbifera
Psilocarya corymbifera (C. Wright) Bentham, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 15: 25, t. 1431. 1884.
BASIONYM: Scirpus corymbifer C. Wright 1871.
 
Psilocarya nitens
Psilocarya nitens (Vahl) A. W. Wood, Amer. Bot. Fl. 364. 1870.
BASIONYM: Scirpus nitens Vahl 1805.
 
Psilocarya portoricensis
Psilocarya portoricensis Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 42: 387. 1915.
 
TYPE: PUERTO RICO: Laguna Tortuguero, 5 Feb 1915, Britton et al. 3850 (holotype: NY).
Psilocarya rhynchosporoides
Psilocarya rhynchosporoides Torrey, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 361. 1836.
 
TYPE: FLORIDA: Gadsden Co.: Quincy, s.d., Chapman 320 (holotype: NY).
Rhynchospora corymbifera
Rhynchospora corymbifera (C. Wright) Kükenthal, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 205. 1926, non Nees von Esenbeck 1843, nec Boeckeler 1873.
BASIONYM: Scirpus corymbifer C. Wright 1871.
 
Rhynchospora ignorata
Rhynchospora ignorata Boeckeler, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 5: 508. 1884.
 
 
Scirpus corymbifer
Scirpus corymbifer C. Wright, in Sauvalle, Anales Acad. Ci. Med. Habana 8: 79. 1871.
 
TYPE: CUBA:
Scirpus nitens
Scirpus nitens Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 272. 1805.
 
TYPE: SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, Bosc s.n. (holotype: C?).
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Specimens and Distribution

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Counties listed: Allen Par., Bay, Brevard, Broward, Brunswick, Calhoun, Cameron Par., Charleston, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, Covington, DeSoto, Dixie, Escambia, Flagler, Georgetown, Gilchrist, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Jackson, Lake, Lee, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Manatee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Nassau, Okaloosa, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Lucie, Sumter, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1894 - 2019

Accession No.
Country
State
County
Collection Date
Collector & Collection No
Notes
Image
233861
USA
Alabama
Covington Co.
29 Aug 1994
23059
S. L. Orzell
36648
USA
Florida
Bay Co.
22 Sep 1956
55098a
R. K. Godfrey
80457
USA
Florida
Bay Co.
07 Nov 1959
1697
D. B. Ward
210892
USA
Florida
Bay Co.
14 Sep 1990
15269
S. L. Orzell
202009
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
23 Jan 1991
s.n.
C. Smith
228105
USA
Florida
Broward Co.
08 Jun 1992
19604
S. L. Orzell
282717
USA
Florida
Broward Co.
13 Oct 2015
4
E. A. Revuelta
242995
USA
Florida
Calhoun Co.
05 Jun 2006
495
T. MacClendon
270423
USA
Florida
Calhoun Co.
26 Aug 2013
1315
T. MacClendon
896
USA
Florida
Charlotte Co.
29 Jul 1958
7507
R. Kral
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Plant Photos
Rhynchospora nitens - 25
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Rhynchospora nitens - 32
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Rhynchospora nitens - 147
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Rhynchospora nitens - 229
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Rhynchospora nitens - 229
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