Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Rhynchospora pura
Juncia estrella, yerba de estrella
A small sedge with long bright green leaves. The adult plants appear to be covered in stars due to the shape of the leaf-like flowers.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Rhynchospora
Species
pura
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Rhynchospora nervosa subsp. ciliata (G. Mey.) T. Koyama (POWO, 2022).
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022) Plants of the world online POWO (2022): Plants of the world online. Published on the Internet; Https://powo.science.kew.org/
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"Galapagos Species Database, Rhynchospora pura", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20398. Accessed 5 November 2026.