Rhynchospora globosa Roem. & Schult.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Rhynchospora

Characteristics

Glabrous, culms 3-9 dm. high, in small dense tufts; leaves basal, 15-50 cm. long, 3-5 mm. wide, stiff and rigid, brown and indurate below; heads globose, 1-2 cm. in diameter; one of the bracts longer than the head, the others shorter; spike-lets brownish, a single achene maturing in each; scales rigid, obtuse; achene bicon-vex, truncate, dark brown, the white narrow beak half as long as the achene; bristles 5, upwardly barbed, almost plumose.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.9
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Rhynchospora globosa world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:312188-1
WFO ID wfo-0000516799
COL ID 4ST4Z
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 731832
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Synonyms

Chaetospora globosa Rhynchospora globosa Cephaloschoenus globosus Dichromena globosa Rhynchospora cephalantha Cephaloschoenus armeria Cephaloschoenus marginatus Rhynchospora epiglobosa Cephaloschoenus globosus var. minor

Lower taxons

Rhynchospora globosa var. globosa Rhynchospora globosa var. tenuifolia