Cyperaceae
Longbeak beaksedge
Rhynchospora scirpoides
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Rhynchospora
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Longbeak beaksedge
Synonyms
- Psilocarya corymbifera (C.Wright) Benth.
- Psilocarya corymbiformis Benth. & Hook.f.
- Psilocarya scirpoides Torr.
- Psilocarya scirpoides var. grimesii Fernald & Griscom
- Rhynchospora corymbifera (C.Wright) Kük.
- Rhynchospora corymbifera var. pseudeximia Kük.
- Rhynchospora corymbiformis Britton
- Rhynchospora ignorata Boeckeler
- Scirpus corymbiferus C.Wright
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Becky Dill, CC0, 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.