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Beaksedges
Rhynchospora
Rhynchospora (beak-rush or beak-sedge) is a genus of about 400 species of sedges with a cosmopolitan distribution. The genus includes both annual and perennial species, mostly with erect 3-sided stems and 3-ranked leaves. The achenes bear a beak-like tubercule (hence the name "beak-rush", although the plants are sedges, not rushes) and are sometimes subtended by bristles. Many of the species are similar in vegetative appearance, and mature fruits are needed to make a positive identification.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
whitetop sedge
speciesRhynchospora colorata
white beak-sedge
speciesRhynchospora alba
short-bristled horned beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora corniculata
yerba de estrella
speciesRhynchospora nervosa
brownish beaked-rush
speciesRhynchospora capitellata
sandswamp whitetop sedge
speciesRhynchospora latifolia
sandyfield beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora megalocarpa
Brown Beakrush
speciesRhynchospora fusca
anglestem beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora caduca
fascicled beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora fascicularis
matamat
speciesRhynchospora corymbosa
Clustered Beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora glomerata
narrowfruit horned beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora inundata
nodding beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora inexpansa
Rhynchospora pura
speciesRhynchospora pura
Tall Beakrush
speciesRhynchospora macrostachya
Tracy's Beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora tracyi
Horned Beakrush
speciesRhynchospora capillacea
bunched beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora cephalantha
Cymose Beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora recognita
shortbeak beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora nitens
globe beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora globularis
Southern Beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora microcarpa
Fragrant Beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora odorata
millet beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora miliacea
Gray's beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora grayi
plumed beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora plumosa
Rhynchospora holoschoenoides
speciesRhynchospora holoschoenoides
Rhynchospora rubra
speciesRhynchospora rubra
Fringed Beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora ciliaris
Bunched Beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora microcephala
spreading beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora divergens
Rhynchospora barbata
speciesRhynchospora barbata
Rhynchospora cephalotes
speciesRhynchospora cephalotes
Rhynchospora modesti-lucennoi
speciesRhynchospora modesti-lucennoi
slender beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora gracilenta
Elliott's beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora elliottii
Florida Whitetop
speciesRhynchospora floridensis
threadleaf beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora filifolia
showy whitetop beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora nivea
Chapman's beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora chapmanii
fewflower beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora rariflora
Rhynchospora radicans
speciesRhynchospora radicans
Long-beaked Bald-rush
speciesRhynchospora scirpoides
Longbristle Beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora megaplumosa
Harvey's beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora harveyi
Indianola beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora indianolensis
Claybank Beak Sedge
speciesRhynchospora rugosa
mingled beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora mixta
Rhynchospora curvula
speciesRhynchospora curvula
Baldwin's beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora baldwinii
loose-head beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora chalarocephala
Rhynchospora globosa
speciesRhynchospora globosa
fairy beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora pusilla
Rhynchospora pubera
speciesRhynchospora pubera
Rhynchospora brownii
speciesRhynchospora brownii
Pine Barren Beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora pineticola
Spiked beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora chinensis
flatfruit beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora compressa
broadfruit horned beaksedge
speciesRhynchospora careyana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 57863.