Cyperaceae
Giant beaksedge
Rhynchospora gigantea
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Rhynchospora
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Rhynchospora giganteaCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Giant beaksedge
Synonyms
- Calyptrostylis gigantea (Link) Nees
- Cephaloschoenus pseudomariscus Nees
- Dichromena gigantea (Link) J.F.Macbr.
- Rhynchospora gigantea var. scaberrima (Boeckeler) Kük.
- Rhynchospora pseudomariscus Kunth
- Rhynchospora scaberrima Boeckeler
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- 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, 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.