Rhynchospora berteroi, known by the common name of little beaksedge, is a member of the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is a perennial herb, native to wetlands in the Caribbean islands and Belize, and also found in the southeastern United States.[2]

Little beaksedge
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Rhynchospora
Species:
R. berteroi
Binomial name
Rhynchospora berteroi
(Spreng.) C.B.Clarke (1900)[1]
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Hypolytrum berteroi Spreng. (1820)
  • Dichromena filiformis C.B.Clarke (1900)
  • Dichromena pusilla (Sw.) Kunth (1837)
  • Hypolytrum berteroanum Schult. (1824)
  • Kyllinga brevifolia Schult. (1824)
  • Rhynchospora berteroana Boeckeler (1858)
  • Rhynchospora nervosa var. subfiliformis (H.Pfeiff.) Kük. (1951)
  • Rhynchospora pusilla (Sw.) Griseb. (1857)
  • Rhynchospora subfiliformis H.Pfeiff. (1940)
  • Schoenus pusillus Sw. (1788)
  • Scleria microdiscus Steud. (1855)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rhynchospora berteroi (Spreng.) C.B.Clarke", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 12 January 2023
  2. ^ "Rhynchospora berteroi". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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