Cyperaceae
Slender beaksedge
Rhynchospora gracilenta
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Rhynchospora
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Rhynchospora gracilentaCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 細弱刺子莞, 细弱刺子莞
- English
- Slender beaksedge
Synonyms
- Phaeocephalum gracilentum (A.Gray) House
- Rhynchospora drummondiana Boeckeler
- Rhynchospora fusca A.Gray
- Rhynchospora gracilenta var. diversifolia Fernald
- Rhynchospora trichophylla Fernald
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: 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.