Rhynchospora latifolia

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Family:CYPERACEAE
Species:Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin) W.W. Thomas
Common Name:Broadleaf Whitetop Sedge; Sandswamp Whitetop Sedge; Giant Whitetop Sedge
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:RHLA7
Plant Notes:Broadleaf Whitetop Sedge is a native perennial in the Sedge family (Cyperaceae). It is found in the southern tier of counties in Alabama. Broadleaf Whitetop Sedge grows in pitcher plant bogs, wet pine savannas, seeps, and open flatwoods. It is a perennial from a scaly rhizome. Stems are from 12-36 inches in height. Leaves are grass-like, linear, with entire margins. Stem leaves are smaller than basal leaves. Flowers are produced in a terminal head-like cluster of spikelets that overtop the leaves. The spikelets are subtended by 7-10 spreading or downward pointing involucral bracts. The bracts are bright white for at least half of their length. The ends of the bracts are narrowed to a point and green in color. The fruit is an achene. The white involucral bracts are sometimes said to resemble white doves, or exploding fireworks. Broadleaf Whitetop Sedge is occasionally available from wildflower nurseries. It requires full sun and a moist, acidic, sandy or peaty soil. It can be used in a bog garden or the shallow areas of a water garden. It has also been recommended for stormwater wetlands, bioretention features, and container gardens.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACW+ (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyCYPERACEAE - Sedge family
Genus Rhynchospora
Species Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin) W.W. Thomas - Broadleaf Whitetop Sedge; Sandswamp Whitetop Sedge; Giant Whitetop Sedge

Citation

Citation Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin) W.W. Thomas, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37: 86. 1984.
Basionym: Dichromena latifolia Baldwin 1816.
Type: USA: GEORGIA: McIntosh Co.: Without data, Baldwin s.n. (holotype: CHARL; isotype: NY).

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Dichromena latifolia Dichromena latifolia Baldwin, in Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 90. 1816. GEORGIA: McIntosh Co.: Without data, Baldwin s.n. (holotype: CHARL; isotype: NY)
Rhynchospora stellata var. latifolia Rhynchospora stellata (Lamarck) Grisebach, var. latifolia (Baldwin) Kükenthal, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 75: 301. 1951.Dichromena latifolia Baldwin 1816. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Geneva, Houston, Mobile, Washington

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1951 - 1998

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UWAL0005422 Baldwin 03 Jun 1952 Davis, Donald E.
s.n.		 UWAL
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldw. ex Ell.) Thomas
AUA000022193 Baldwin 26 Jul 1969 Ellis, H.C.
075		 AUA
Rhynchospora Latifolia (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Thomas
SAMF0001045 Escambia 19 Jun 2010 Davenport, Lawrence J.
4373		 SAMF
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
AUA000022196 Escambia 6 Jun 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
6954		 AUA
Rhynchospora Latifolia (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Thomas
AUA000022186 Baldwin 29 Apr 1967 Rankin, H.Taylor
160		 AUA
Rhynchospora Latifolia (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Thomas
JSU113064 Mobile 16 May 1974 Whetstone, R. David
2617		 JSU
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
UWAL0015878 Conecuh 18 Sep 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24570		 UWAL
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliot) Thomas
UWAL0044322 Baldwin 17 May 1995 Larsen, Harry S.
47		 UWAL
Rhychospora latifolia (Baldwin) W. W. Thomas
UWAL0002383 Washington 09 Jun 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12943		 UWAL
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldw. ex Ell.) Thomas
JSU113061 Baldwin 22 Aug 1968 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
UWAL0035555 Mobile 23 Apr 2015 Horne, Howard E.
2835		 UWAL
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) W.W. Thomas
AUA000022190 Baldwin 5 Aug 1964 Creel, John
 AUA
Rhynchospora Latifolia (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Thomas
AUA000022187 Baldwin 3 May 1969 Roberson, B.J.
139		 AUA
Rhynchospora Latifolia (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Thomas
JSU113065 Mobile 16 May 1974 Whetstone, R. David
2617		 JSU
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
UWAL0035620 Mobile 16 Apr 2013 Horne, Howard E.
2351		 UWAL
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) W.W. Thomas
USAM000004731 Mobile 08 Jun 1967 LeLong, Michel G.
3248		 USAM
Dichromena latifolia Baldwin
TROY000039814 Mobile 04 Jun 1998 C., D.G
9		 TROY
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
JSU113059 Baldwin 27 Jul 1968 Johnson, Stephen C.
X-49-71		 JSU
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
TROY000043828 Escambia 02 Jun 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27455		 TROY
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
TROY000039178 Conecuh 18 Sep 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24570		 TROY
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
USAM000011152 Mobile 28 May 2004 Zebryk, Tad
8555		 USAM
Dichromena latifolia Baldwin
JSU140372 Covington 09 Jul 1980 Pendergrass
57		 JSU
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
AUA000022191 Baldwin 12 May 1962 Kierce, S.C.
 AUA
Rhynchospora Latifolia (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Thomas
UNA00002183 Baldwin 21 Jul 1973 French, Tom W.
259		 UNA
Dichromena latifolia Baldw. ex Ell.
UWAL0001860 Escambia 19 Jun 2010 Davenport, L.J.
4373		 UWAL
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
TROY000034801 Washington 09 Jun 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12943		 TROY
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
AUA000022194 Baldwin 15 May 1964 Allen, L.R.
 AUA
Rhynchospora Latifolia (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Thomas
JSU113062 Escambia 17 Jun 1993 Spaulding, Daniel D.
4141		 JSU
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
TROY000010631 Coffee 27 Aug 1999 Martin, Brian H.
118		 TROY
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
TROY000010632 Escambia 19 May 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13199		 TROY
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
JSU113058 Baldwin 21 Jul 1973 Hanlin, H.G.
251		 JSU
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
JSU113063 Mobile 16 May 1974 Whetstone, R. David
2617		 JSU
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
AUA000022192 Baldwin 1 May 1965 Koelling, Alfred C.
2205		 AUA
Rhynchospora Latifolia (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Thomas
UNA00002198 Mobile 28 Aug 1951 Williams, B.C.
s.n.		 UNA
Dichromena latifolia Baldw. ex Ell.
UNA00050580 Covington 10 May 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11170		 UNA
Dichromena latifolia Baldw. ex Ell.
JSU113060 Baldwin 26 Jul 1968 Johnson, Stephen C.
X-49-70		 JSU
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
TROY000042797 Escambia 17 Sep 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26844		 TROY
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
UNA00002188 Baldwin 13 May 1973 Lynn, David
151		 UNA
Dichromena latifolia Baldw. ex Ell.
UNA00066094 Washington 26 Jul 2003 Vincent, Michael A.
11282		 UNA
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldw. ex Ell.) Thomas
USAM000004730 Mobile 18 May 1969 Smith, Alan
s.n.		 USAM
Dichromena latifolia Baldwin
TROY000030920 Baldwin 03 Jun 1952 Davis, Donald E.
s.n.		 TROY
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
JSU140373 Covington 09 Jul 1980 Pendergrass
57		 JSU
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
AUA000022195 Covington 27 Jun 1972 Hybart, Michael G.
075		 AUA
Rhynchospora Latifolia (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Thomas
UNA00002112 Baldwin 04 Oct 1981 Forster, Wendy R.
176		 UNA
Dichromena latifolia Baldw. ex Ell.
UNA00002193 Washington 05 Aug 1980 Haynes, Robert R.
8148		 UNA
Dichromena latifolia Baldw. ex Ell.
UNA00002178 Houston 13 Jun 1979 Haynes, Robert R.
7254		 UNA
Dichromena latifolia Baldw. ex Ell.
UNA00002102 Baldwin 05 Jun 1953 Brown, Jack S.
s.n.		 UNA
Dichromena latifolia Baldw. ex Ell.
AUA000022185 Baldwin 3 Jun 1952 Davis, Donald E.
 AUA
Rhynchospora Latifolia (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Thomas
USAM000004727 Baldwin 07 May 1977 LeLong, Michel G.
9743		 USAM
Dichromena latifolia Baldwin
UWAL0033273 Escambia 02 Jun 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27455		 UWAL
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
JSU113067 Mobile 16 May 1974 Whetstone, R. David
2617		 JSU
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
UNA00002183 Baldwin 21 Jul 1973 French, Tom W.
259		 UNA
Dichromena latifolia Baldw. ex Ell.
UNA00002102 Baldwin 5 Jun 1953 Brown, Jack S.
s.n.		 UNA
Dichromena latifolia Baldw. ex Ell.
UNA00002107 Covington 13 Jul 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6729		 UNA
Dichromena latifolia Baldw. ex Ell.
ALNHS00000080 Mobile 21 Jun 1998 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10333		 ALNHS
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin) W.W. Thomas
UNA00002173 Baldwin 06 Jun 1958 Edwards, Jackie
7		 UNA
Dichromena latifolia Baldw. ex Ell.
UNA00002117 Mobile _ Aug _ Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Dichromena latifolia Baldw. ex Ell.
USAM000004729 Baldwin 05 May 1968 Martin, Ben
8		 USAM
Dichromena latifolia Baldwin
ALNHS00004987 Baldwin 10 May 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3088		 ALNHS
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldw.) Thomas
USAM000004728 Baldwin 12 May 1980 Ewing, Elvin G. Jr.
s.n.		 USAM
Dichromena latifolia Baldwin
AUA000022188 Baldwin 29 Apr 1967 Dent, D.M.
 AUA
Rhynchospora Latifolia (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Thomas
UNA00002188 Baldwin 13 May 1973 Lynn, David
151		 UNA
Dichromena latifolia Baldw. ex Ell.
ALNHS00000292 Mobile 04 Jun 1998 Crow, D.G.
s.n.		 ALNHS
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin) W.W. Thomas
UNA00023512 Escambia 18 Aug 1994 Haynes, Robert R.
9501		 UNA
Dichromena latifolia Baldw. ex Ell.
UWAL0030185 Escambia 17 Sep 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26844		 UWAL
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
AUA000042143 Baldwin 6 Aug 1925 Wolf, Wolfgang
1851		 AUA
Rhynchospora Latifolia (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Thomas
UWAL0044312 Baldwin 28 May 1993 Walker, M.M.
28		 UWAL
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin) W. W. Thomas
AUA000022189 Baldwin 12 May 1963 Crew, John L.
 AUA
Rhynchospora Latifolia (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Thomas
UWAL0018957 Geneva 15 Aug 1987 Kral, Robert
74288		 UWAL
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldw. ex Ell) Kuk.
JSU113066 Mobile 16 May 1974 Whetstone, R. David
2617		 JSU
Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Thomas
UNA00002112 Baldwin 4 Oct 1981 Forster, Wendy R.
176		 UNA
Dichromena latifolia Baldw. ex Ell.
AUA000022197 Geneva 25 May 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
6923		 AUA
Rhynchospora Latifolia (Baldw. Ex Ell.) Thomas
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