Cyperaceae
Tropical beaksedge
Rhynchospora contracta
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Rhynchospora
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Rhynchospora contractaCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Tropical beaksedge
Synonyms
- Dichromena contracta (Nees) Steud.
- Haloschoenus contractus Nees
- Haloschoenus pygmaeus Nees
- Juncus parviflorus Poir.
- Psilocarya teneriffae Torr.
- Psilocarya teneriffae Steud.
- Rhynchospora micrantha var. contracta (Nees) Boeckeler
- Rhynchospora micrantha var. contracta (Nees) Kük.
- Rhynchospora minutiflora C.D.Adams
- Rhynchospora parviflora Vahl ex Kunth
- Rhynchospora polyphylla Balb. ex Kunth
- Rhynchospora sparsa Sieber ex C.Presl
- Schoenus teneriffae Vent. ex C.B.Clarke
- Schoenus teneriffae Vent. ex Torr.
- Scleria cincta Steud.
- Scleria micrantha Poir.
- Scleria minutiflora Rich. ex Spreng.
- Zosterospermon gracile Desv.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.