Rhynchospora polyphylla Vahl

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Rhynchospora

Characteristics

Perennial, with slender rhizomes, the leaves and inflorescence usually short-pubescent; culms often 1 m. long, weak and often reclining; leaves equaling the culms, 4-7 mm. wide; panicles elongate, often 2-3 dm. long, narrow, the pale spikelets very numerous; achene obovate, 1.5 mm. long, pale brown, reticulate, the flattened glaucescent beak exceeding the achene; bristles none.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Root system rhizome
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:312382-1
WFO ID wfo-0000519826
COL ID 4STD7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630555
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Synonyms

Dichromena polyphylla Mitrospora polyphylla Mitrospora wageneriana Rhynchospora costaricensis Rhynchospora ferruginea Rhynchospora pyramidata Haloschoenus rigidus Rhynchospora adulta Rhynchospora polycephala Rhynchospora polyphylla Rhynchospora wageneriana Schoenus polyphyllus Rhynchospora rigida Rhynchospora paniculata Rhynchospora polyphylla var. brunnescens Rhynchospora polyphylla var. contracta Rhynchospora polyphylla var. longispiculosa