Cyperaceae
Fringed beaksedge
Rhynchospora ciliaris
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Rhynchospora
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Fringed beaksedge
Synonyms
- Phaeocephalum ciliare (Michx.) House
- Rhynchospora ciliata Vahl
- Rhynchospora rappiana Small
- Schoenus ciliaris Michx.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: US National Herbarium, Department of Botany, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution, CC0, 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.