Rhynchospora capitellata
A species in the Cyperaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Rhynchospora
- Species
- Rhynchospora capitellata
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1805
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Rhynchospora capitellata. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
13 synonyms in this snapshot
- Phaeocephalum glomeratum var. minusName author: (Britton) Farw.
- Rhynchospora capitellata f. capitellataName author: Not supplied
- Rhynchospora capitellata f. controversaName author: (S.F.Blake) Gale
- Rhynchospora capitellata f. discutiensName author: (C.B.Clarke ex Britton) Gale
- Rhynchospora capitellata var. controversaName author: S.F.Blake
- Rhynchospora capitellata var. discutiensName author: (C.B.Clarke ex Britton) S.F.Blake
- Rhynchospora capitellata var. minorName author: (Britton) S.F.Blake
- Rhynchospora glomerata f. discutiensName author: (C.B.Clarke ex Britton) Fernald
- Rhynchospora glomerata var. capitellataName author: (Michx.) Kük.
- Rhynchospora glomerata var. discutiensName author: C.B.Clarke ex Britton
- Rhynchospora glomerata var. minorName author: Britton
- Rhynchospora smalliiName author: Britton
- Schoenus capitellatusName author: Michx.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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