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colorata

Taxon

Rhynchospora colorata (L.) H.Pfeiff.

Protologue Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 38: 89, in adnot. 1935BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Rhynchospora colorata--FL. Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat. Pk. Long Pine Key Trail. 15 Jan 03. 090.jpg

Rhynchospora colorata--FL. Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat. Pk. Long Pine Key Trail. 15 Jan 03. 090.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Alabama, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Virginia, Windward Is.; introduced into Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Galápagos, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Tennessee, Trinidad-Tobago (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

January 15, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade (Homestead)

25.39525, -80.583139

Location Remarks

Everglades National Park, Long Pine Key Trail

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Cyperaceae

Genus

Rhynchospora

Specific Epithet

colorata

Authorship

(L.) H.Pfeiff.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#326,418 of 335,497

Top 98%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →