Rhynchospora contracta
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 contracta
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1978
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Rhynchospora contracta. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
18 synonyms in this snapshot
- Dichromena contractaName author: (Nees) Steud.
- Haloschoenus contractusName author: Nees
- Haloschoenus pygmaeusName author: Nees
- Juncus parviflorusName author: Poir.
- Psilocarya teneriffaeName author: Torr.
- Psilocarya teneriffaeName author: Steud.
- Rhynchospora micrantha var. contractaName author: (Nees) Boeckeler
- Rhynchospora micrantha var. contractaName author: (Nees) Kük.
- Rhynchospora minutifloraName author: C.D.Adams
- Rhynchospora parvifloraName author: Vahl ex Kunth
- Rhynchospora polyphyllaName author: Balb. ex Kunth
- Rhynchospora sparsaName author: Sieber ex C.Presl
- Schoenus teneriffaeName author: Vent. ex C.B.Clarke
- Schoenus teneriffaeName author: Vent. ex Torr.
- Scleria cinctaName author: Steud.
- Scleria micranthaName author: Poir.
- Scleria minutifloraName author: Rich. ex Spreng.
- Zosterospermon gracileName author: Desv.
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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