Cyperaceae
Little beaksedge
Rhynchospora berteroi
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Rhynchospora
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Little beaksedge
Synonyms
- Dichromena filiformis C.B.Clarke
- Dichromena pusilla (Sw.) Kunth
- Hypoelytrum berterii Spreng.
- Hypolytrum berteroanum Schult.
- Hypolytrum berteroi Spreng.
- Kyllinga brevifolia Schult.
- Rhynchospora berteroana Boeckeler
- Rhynchospora nervosa var. subfiliformis (H.Pfeiff.) Kük.
- Rhynchospora pusilla (Sw.) Griseb.
- Rhynchospora subfiliformis H.Pfeiff.
- Schoenus pusillus Sw.
- Scleria microdiscus Steud.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.