Cyperaceae

Anglestem beaksedge

Rhynchospora caduca Elliott

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Rhynchospora

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Anglestem beaksedge: Rhynchospora caduca (plant). Location: Maui, Waihee Ridge Trail — Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Anglestem beaksedge

Synonyms

Phaeocephalum caducum (Elliott) House
Phaeocephalum patulum (A.Gray) House
Rhynchospora longiseta Steud.
Rhynchospora patula A.Gray

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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.