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Rhynchospora Vahl
Taxonomic Serial No.: 40144

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Plantae
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Dichromena Michx.
		Psilocarya Torr.
	Common Name(s):	beaksedge [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	accepted

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	partial
	Latest Record Review:	2024

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Plantae – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants
	Subkingdom	Viridiplantae – green plants
	Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
	Superdivision	Embryophyta
	Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
	Subdivision	Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames
	Class	Magnoliopsida
	Superorder	Lilianae – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones
	Order	Poales
	Family	Cyperaceae – sedges, foins coupants, laîches, rouches, rouchettes
	Genus	Rhynchospora Vahl – beaksedge
		Direct Children:
	Species	Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl – white beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora baldwinii A. Gray – Baldwin's beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora berteroi (Spreng.) C.B. Clarke – little beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora biflora Boeckeler
	Species	Rhynchospora brachychaeta C. Wright – West Indian beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora caduca Elliott – anglestem beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora californica Gale – California beaksedge, California beaked-rush
	Species	Rhynchospora capillacea Torr. – horned beakrush, needle beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora capitellata (Michx.) Vahl – brownish beakrush, brownish beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora careyana Fernald – broadfruit horned beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora cephalantha A. Gray – bunched beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora chalarocephala Fernald & Gale – loosehead beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora chapmanii M.A. Curtis – Chapman's beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora chinensis Nees & Meyen – spiked beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora ciliaris (Michx.) C. Mohr – fringed beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora colorata (L.) H. Pfeiff. – starrush whitetop
	Species	Rhynchospora compressa J. Carey ex Chapm. – flatfruit beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) A. Gray – shortbristle horned beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora corymbosa (L.) Britton – matamat
	Species	Rhynchospora crinipes Gale – mosquito beaksedge, hairy-peduncled beaked-rush
	Species	Rhynchospora curtissii Britton – Curtiss' beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora debilis Gale – savannah beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora decurrens Chapm. – swampforest beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora depressirostris M.T. Strong
	Species	Rhynchospora divaricata (Ham.) M.T. Strong
	Species	Rhynchospora divergens Chapm. ex M.A. Curtis – spreading beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora elliottii A. Dietr. – Elliott's beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora eximia (Nees) Boeckeler – Florida beaksedge, meadow beauty
	Species	Rhynchospora fascicularis (Michx.) Vahl – fascicled beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora fernaldii Gale – Fernald's beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora filifolia A. Gray – threadleaf beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora filiformis Vahl – bird beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora floridensis (Britton) H. Pfeiff. – Florida whitetop
	Species	Rhynchospora fusca (L.) W.T. Aiton – brown beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora galeana Naczi, W. Knapp & Gerry Moore
	Species	Rhynchospora gigantea Link – giant beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora globularis (Chapm.) Small – globe beakrush, globe beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora glomerata (L.) Vahl – clustered beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora gracilenta A. Gray – slender beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora grayi Kunth – Gray's beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora harperi Small – Harper's beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora harveyi W. Boott – Harvey's beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora holoschoenoides (Rich.) Herter – fly beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora inexpansa (Michx.) Vahl – nodding beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora intermedia (Chapm.) Britton – pinebarren beaksedge, pine barren beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora intermixta C. Wright
	Species	Rhynchospora inundata (Oakes) Fernald – narrowfruit horned beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora jamaicensis Britton – Jamaican beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora knieskernii J. Carey – Knieskern's beaked-rush, Knieskern's beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora kunthii Nees ex Kunth – Kunth's beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Elliott) W.W. Thomas – sandswamp whitetop
	Species	Rhynchospora lindeniana Griseb. – Linden beaksedge, Bahama beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora longiflora C. Presl – longleaf beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora macra (C.B. Clarke ex Britton) Small – large beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora macrostachya Torr. ex A. Gray – tall horned beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora marisculus Nees ex Lindl. & Nees – Caribbean beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora megalocarpa A. Gray – sandyfield beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora megaplumosa E.L. Bridges & Orzell – Manatee beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora mesoatlantica A. Eberly & Naczi
	Species	Rhynchospora microcarpa Baldwin ex A. Gray – southern beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora microcephala (Britton) Britton – smallhead beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora miliacea (Lam.) A. Gray – millet beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora mixta Britton – mingled beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora nervosa (Vahl) Boeckeler – yerba de estrella
	Species	Rhynchospora nitens (Vahl) A. Gray – shortbeak beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora nivea Boeckeler – showy whitetop
	Species	Rhynchospora odorata C. Wright ex Griseb. – fragrant beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora oligantha A. Gray – featherbristle beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora pallida M.A. Curtis – pale beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora perplexa Britton – pineland beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora pleiantha (Kük.) Gale – coastal beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora plumosa Elliott – plumed beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora polyphylla Vahl – leafy beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora punctata Elliott – dotted beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora pura (Nees) Griseb.
	Species	Rhynchospora racemosa C. Wright – racemed beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora radicans (Schltdl. & Cham.) H. Pfeiff. – tropical whitetop
	Species	Rhynchospora rariflora (Michx.) Elliott – fewflower beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora recognita (Gale) Kral – globe beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora rubra Domin – rhynchospora
	Species	Rhynchospora rugosa (Vahl) Gale – claybank beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora scirpoides (Torr.) A. Gray – longbeak beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora sclerioides Hook. & Arn. – Hawai'i beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora scutellata Griseb. – Indianola beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora sola Gale – Cuban beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora solitaria R.M. Harper – onespike beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora stenophylla Chapm. – coastalplain beaksedge, coastal plain beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora tenerrima Nees ex Spreng. – soldier beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora tenuis Link – quill beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora thornei Kral – Thorne's beaksedge, Thorne's beaked-rush
	Species	Rhynchospora torreyana A. Gray – Torrey's beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora tracyi Britton – Tracy's beaksedge
	Species	Rhynchospora velutina (Kunth) Boeckeler
	Species	Rhynchospora wrightiana Boeckeler – Wright's beaksedge

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	Source:	Cyperaceae of North America Update, database (version 2010)
	Acquired:	2010
	Notes:	Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
	Reference for:	Rhynchospora

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Rhynchospora

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Rhynchospora

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)
	Acquired:	2000
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Rhynchospora

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