Taxon: Rhynchospora colorata (L.) H. Pfeiff.

Summary

Genus:

Rhynchospora

Family:

Cyperaceae

Subfamily:

Cyperoideae

Tribe:

Rhynchosporeae

Nomen number:

463620

Place of publication:

Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 38:89, in adnot. 1935

Verified:

08/30/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

3 (3 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Schoenus coloratus L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Dichromena colorata (L.) Hitchc.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Kyllinga monocephala Rottb.
Kyllinga monocephala Rottb. var. monocephala

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). Note: mentions
Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza		Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León		Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas	s.	Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas	s.	Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida		Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia	s.	Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana	s.	Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi	s.e.	Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina	e.	Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina	s.e.	Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia	s.e.	Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche		Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima		Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos		Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro		Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Quintana Roo		Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco		Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán		Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Bahamas			Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Bermuda			Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cayman Islands			Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic			Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Guadeloupe			Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Haiti			Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica			Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Turks and Caicos Islands			Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico		Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize			Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Mérida		Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Sucre		Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.

Native
Northern America

SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas (s.), Florida, Georgia (s.), Louisiana (s.), Mississippi (s.e.), North Carolina (e.), South Carolina (s.e.), Virginia (s.e.)]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas (s.)]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Morelos, Oaxaca, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States [Puerto Rico]
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Mérida, Sucre]

Reference(s)

Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
Thomas, W. W. 1984. The systematics of Rhynchospora section Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37:79-86.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=463620. Accessed 12 May 2026.