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Rhynchospora alba

White Beak Sedge
Also known as: Dichromena alba (L.) J.F.Macbr. +17 more
  • Dichromena alba (L.) J.F.Macbr.
  • Mariscus albus (L.) Gilib.
  • Phaeocephalum album (L.) House
  • Phaeocephalum album subsp. marcum Farw.
  • Rhynchospora alba f. alba
  • Rhynchospora alba f. laeviseta Gale
  • Rhynchospora alba subsp. fusca (L.) Vahl
  • Rhynchospora alba subsp. kiusiana Makino
  • Rhynchospora alba subsp. laeviseta Gale
  • Rhynchospora alba subsp. macra C.B.Clarke ex Britton
  • Rhynchospora alba subsp. meridiana H.Pfeiff.
  • Rhynchospora alba var. kiusiana Makino
  • Rhynchospora luguillensis Britton
  • Rhynchospora luquillensis Britton
  • Schoenus albus L.
  • Scirpus albus (L.) Clairv., 1811
  • Scirpus albus (L.) Salisb.
  • Triodon albus (L.) Farw.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Europe, North America, and South America, Rhynchospora alba (commonly known as White Beak Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, California, Central European Russia, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuril Is., Labrador, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Puerto Rico, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tennessee, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia

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