Cyperaceae
Clustered beaksedge
Rhynchospora glomerata
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Rhynchospora
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Clustered beaksedge
Synonyms
- Hemicarpha axillaris Britton
- Hemicarpha axillaris (Lam.) B.D.Jacks.
- Phaeocephalum axillare (Lam.) House
- Phaeocephalum glomeratum (L.) House
- Rhynchospora axillaris (Lam.) Britton
- Rhynchospora capitellata Elliott
- Rhynchospora distans Willd. ex Kunth
- Rhynchospora glomerata f. controversa Fernald
- Rhynchospora glomerata var. paniculata Chapm.
- Rhynchospora glomerata var. robustior Kunth
- Rhynchospora glomerata var. typica Fernald
- Rhynchospora humilis Beyr. ex Kunth
- Rhynchospora paniculata A.Gray
- Rhynchospora pauciflora C.Presl
- Rhynchospora teres Eaton
- Rhynchospora torreyana Griseb.
- Schoenus axillaris Lam.
- Schoenus capitatus Pers.
- Schoenus glomeratus L.
Flowers
- In flower
- July (from 17 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos

Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: odobenine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.