Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl
(White Beak-sedge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhynchospora alba (White Beak-sedge)
GenusRhynchospora (a beak-sedges)
FamilyCYPERACEAE (cotton-grasses, spike-rushes and sedges)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Rhynchospora alba (White Beak-sedge) :
1: Rhynchospora alba (White Beak-sedge)
25 Jul 2010 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in flower
Image 1: Inflorescences - black backgroundImage 2: Inflorescences - black background (2)Image 3: PlantsImage 4: Plants (2)Image 5: Plants (3)Image 6: Plants (4)Image 7: Plants (5)Image 8: Plants (6)Image 9: Plants (7)Image 10: Inflorescence - enlarged - black backgroundImage 11: Inflorescence - enlarged - black background (2)Image 12: Inflorescence - enlarged - black background (3)Image 13: Inflorescence - enlarged - white backgroundImage 14: Inflorescence - enlarged - white background (2)Image 15: Inflorescence - enlarged - white background (3)Image 16: Inflorescence - enlarged - white background (4)Image 17: Inflorescence - enlarged - white background (5)Image 18: Inflorescence - enlarged - white background (6)Image 19: Inflorescence - enlarged - white background (7)
2: Rhynchospora alba (White Beak-sedge)
17 Jul 2007 OSGR: SN69 52° 30’ N, 4° 0’ W Vice County: Cardigan (VC 46) Wales
in flower in bog
Image 1: Inflorescences - in situImage 2: Plants - in situImage 3: Plants - in situ (2)Image 4: Inflorescence - close-up - highly enlarged
3: Rhynchospora alba (White Beak-sedge)
25 Jun 2002 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: PlantsImage 2: Inflorescence - enlargedImage 3: Inflorescence - enlarged (2)
4: Rhynchospora alba (White Beak-sedge)
22 Jul 1979 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Plant
5: Rhynchospora alba (White Beak-sedge)
1 Aug 1970 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Plant

Rhynchospora alba (White Beak-sedge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhynchospora alba (White Beak-sedge)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rhynchospora alba (White Beak-sedge)
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