Cyperaceae

Showy whitetop

Rhynchospora nivea Boeckeler

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Rhynchospora

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Showy whitetop (Rhynchospora nivea) — FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Showy whitetop

Synonyms

Dichromena nivea (Boeckeler) Boeckeler
Dichromena nivea (Boeckeler) Britton
Dichromena reverchonii S.H.Wright

Flowers

In flower: April (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Clifton Ladd, C.W.B., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jeff Clark, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim, CC0, 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.