Rhynchospora barbata
Also known as: Chaetospora pterocarpa Kunth +18 more
- Chaetospora pterocarpa Kunth
- Chaetospora pterosperma Kunth
- Chaetospora pterosperma Nees
- Dichromena barbata (Vahl) J.F.Macbr.
- Diplochaete guianensis Nees
- Eleocharis macrostylis Spreng.
- Haplostylis bahiensis Nees
- Haplostylis barbata (Vahl) Nees
- Haplostylis barbata var. humboldtii (Nees) Nees
- Haplostylis humboldtii Nees
- Isoschoenus barbatus (Vahl) Nees
- Pterotheca vahlii C.Presl
- Rhynchospora bahiensis Steud.
- Rhynchospora barbata var. bahiensis (Steud.) Boeckeler
- Rhynchospora barbata var. glabra Maury
- Rhynchospora ciliatifolia Steud.
- Rhynchospora globosa (Rudge) Desv. ex Ham.
- Rhynchospora hamiltonii Kunth
- Rhynchospora heterocaulis C.B.Clarke
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Rhynchospora barbata is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It is part of the broad Rhynchospora genus, encompassing over 350 species globally.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles