Cyperaceae
Sandswamp whitetop
Rhynchospora latifolia
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Rhynchospora
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Sandswamp whitetop
Synonyms
- Dichromena latifolia Baldwin ex Elliott
- Rhynchospora stellata var. latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) Kük.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: scott.zona, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.