Cyperaceae
Brownish beaksedge
Rhynchospora capitellata
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Rhynchospora
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Brownish beaksedge, Smallhead beakrush
- French
- Rhynchospore à petites têtes
Synonyms
- Phaeocephalum glomeratum var. minus (Britton) Farw.
- Rhynchospora capitellata f. capitellata
- Rhynchospora capitellata f. controversa (S.F.Blake) Gale
- Rhynchospora capitellata f. discutiens (C.B.Clarke ex Britton) Gale
- Rhynchospora capitellata var. controversa S.F.Blake
- Rhynchospora capitellata var. discutiens (C.B.Clarke ex Britton) S.F.Blake
- Rhynchospora capitellata var. minor (Britton) S.F.Blake
- Rhynchospora glomerata f. discutiens (C.B.Clarke ex Britton) Fernald
- Rhynchospora glomerata var. capitellata (Michx.) Kük.
- Rhynchospora glomerata var. discutiens C.B.Clarke ex Britton
- Rhynchospora glomerata var. minor Britton
- Rhynchospora smallii Britton
- Schoenus capitellatus Michx.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, 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.