Taxon:  Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl



Summary
Genus:
Rhynchospora
Family:
Cyperaceae
Subfamily:
Cyperoideae
Nomen number:
416475
Place of publication:
Enum. pl. 2:236.  1805 "Rynchospora"
Verified:
03/21/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (3  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Schoenus albus L.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  2. Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
  3. Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  5. Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana.
  6. Douglas, G. W. et al., eds. 1994. The vascular plants of British Colombia
  7. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  8. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  9. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
  10. Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
  11. Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories.
  12. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  13. Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
  14. Mohlenbrock, R. H. & D. M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants
  15. Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
  16. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  17. Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
  18. Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
  19. Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
  20. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:278-279.
  21. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  22. Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
  23. Wetter, M. A. et al. WISFLORA: Wisconsin vascular plant species (on-line resource).
  24. Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
  25. Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishwhite beak sedge  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Englishwhite beak-rush  1Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJilin Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaidô  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationKamčatskij kraj Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Eastern SiberiaEastern Siberia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Western SiberiaWestern Siberia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeEstonia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLatvia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationSaratov Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:278-279.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNew Brunswick  
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNewfoundland and Labrador  
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNova Scotia  
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntario  
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaPrince Edward Island  
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébec  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinoisn.e.Mohlenbrock, R. H. & D. M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMinnesota Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin Wetter, M. A. et al. WISFLORA: Wisconsin vascular plant species (on-line resource).
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndianan.Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaine Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigan Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Hampshire Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesRhode Island Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesVermont Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesIdahon.Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregon Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWashington Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDelaware Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolinaw.Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennessee Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaNorthwest Territoriess.w.Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaUnited StatesAlaska Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia Douglas, G. W. et al., eds. 1994. The vascular plants of British Colombia
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaSaskatchewan  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Georgia
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kamčatskij kraj]
  • CHINA: China [Jilin Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Russian Federation [Saratov], Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Croatia, Italy, Romania, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Northern America
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories (s.w.)], United States [Alaska]
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan, British Columbia]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana (n.), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois (n.e.), Minnesota, Wisconsin]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Idaho (n.), Oregon, Washington]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina (w.), Tennessee, Virginia]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]

Reference(s)
  1. Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  3. Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana.
  4. Douglas, G. W. et al., eds. 1994. The vascular plants of British Colombia
  5. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  6. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  7. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
  8. Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
  9. Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories.
  10. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  11. Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
  12. Mohlenbrock, R. H. & D. M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants
  13. Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
  14. Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
  15. Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
  16. Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
  17. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:278-279.
  18. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  19. Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
  20. Wetter, M. A. et al. WISFLORA: Wisconsin vascular plant species (on-line resource).
  21. Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
  22. Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=416475. Accessed 12 May 2026.