Cyperaceae
Bird beaksedge
Rhynchospora filiformis
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Rhynchospora
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Rhynchospora filiformisCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Bird beaksedge
Synonyms
- Dichromena filiformis Kunth
- Rhynchospora cubensis Griseb.
- Rhynchospora inexpansa Sieber ex Steud.
- Rhynchospora longispicata Boeckeler
- Rhynchospora podosperma C.Wright
- Schoenus distans Poir.
- Spermodon filiformis (Kunth) Nees
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
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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.