Cyperaceae
Needle beaksedge
Rhynchospora capillacea
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Rhynchospora
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Needle beaksedge, Capillary beakrush
- French
- Rhynchospore capillaire
Synonyms
- Phaeocephalum capillaceum (Torr.) Farw.
- Phaeocephalum capillaceum var. levisetum Farw.
- Rhynchospora capillacea f. capillacea
- Rhynchospora capillacea f. leviseta (E.J.Hill ex A.Gray) Fernald
- Rhynchospora capillacea var. leviseta E.J.Hill ex A.Gray
- Rhynchospora setacea MacMill.
- Schoenus setaceus Muhl.
- Triodon capillaceus (Torr.) Farw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CJChapm, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CJChapm, CC BY-SA 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.