Rhynchospora nervosa
Star Sedge, Star Grass
Other regional names: Whitetop Sedge +1 more
- Whitetop Sedge
- Yerba De Estrella
Also known as: Dichromena ciliata var. vahliana C.B.Clarke +9 more
- Dichromena ciliata var. vahliana C.B.Clarke
- Dichromena humboldtiana F.Dietr.
- Dichromena nervosa Vahl
- Dichromena obtusifolia Schrad. ex Nees
- Dichromena tenuifolia (Kunth) Spreng.
- Rhynchospora exigua Boeckeler
- Rhynchospora nervosa subsp. nervosa
- Rhynchospora nervosa var. nervosa
- Rhynchospora nervosa var. tenuifolia (Kunth) H.Pfeiff.
- Schoenus tenuifolius Kunth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Originating in North America and South America, Rhynchospora nervosa (commonly known as Star Sedge or Star-Grass) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, C. American Pacific Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles