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Cyperaceae

Clustered beaksedge

Rhynchospora glomerata (L.) Vahl

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Rhynchospora

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Clustered beaksedge (Rhynchospora glomerata)
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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

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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.