Cyperaceae
Claybank beaksedge
Rhynchospora rugosa
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Rhynchospora
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 皱刺子莞, 皺刺子莞
- English
- Claybank beaksedge
Synonyms
- Dichromena glauca J.F.Macbr.
- Rhynchospora glauca Vahl
- Schoenus rugosus Vahl
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos

Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 3.0, 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.