Rhynchospora holoschoenoides, known by the common name of fly beaksedge, is a member of the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is a perennial herb, found throughout the Caribbean, Central and South America and western and southern Africa.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Rhynchospora |
| Species: | R. holoschoenoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchospora holoschoenoides (Rich.) Herter (1953)[2]
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Synonymy
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Rhynchospora holoschoenoides grows between 40 and 130 centimeters tall in swamps and ponds. It features distinctive spherical spikelets at the ends of its branches, a trait it shares with Rhynchospora rubra subsp. africana, but can be distinguished by the presence of spikelets on multiple branches, whereas R. rubra possesses only a single spikelet on its central stem.[4]
References
edit- ^ Mesterházy, A. (2020). "Rhynchospora holoschoenoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T68150126A68150133. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T68150126A68150133.en. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Rhynchospora holoschoenoides (Rich.) Herter", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 27 December 2022
- ^ "Rhynchospora holoschoenoides". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Rhynchospora holoschoenoides", Flora of Tropical East Africa, retrieved 27 December 2022
External links
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