Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Rhynchospora nervosa
juncia 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.
In wet meadows (Wiggins and Porter, 1971).
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Rhynchospora
Species
nervosa
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Syn.: Dichromena nervosa Vahl Taxon author updated from (Vahl) Boeck to (Vahl) Boeckeler (18th June 2021, Jaramillo & Trigo). Syn.: Rhynchospora nervosa subsp. nervosa (GBIF, 2021; POWO, 2022).
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America (POWO, 2023).
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- Cayot, L. J. (1987) Ecology of Giant Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus)in the Galápagos Islands. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biology in the Graduate School of Syracuse University.
- 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 nervosa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=9103. Accessed 17 June 2025.