Rhynchospora chinensis

Spiked beaksedge
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Rhynchospora
Species:	R. chinensis
Binomial name
Rhynchospora chinensis Nees & Meyen (1834)[1]
Infraspecific taxa
Rhynchospora chinensis subsp. chinensis Nees & Meyen (1834) Rhynchospora chinensis var. curvoaristata (Tuyama) Ohwi (1944) Rhynchospora chinensis subsp. spiciformis (Hillebr.) T.Koyama (1989)
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy Rhynchospora glauca var. chinensis (Nees & Meyen) C.B.Clarke (1893) Rhynchospora japonica Makino (1903) Rhynchospora longisetigera Hayata (1916) Rhynchospora spiciformis Hillebr. (1888)

Rhynchospora chinensis, known by the common name of spiked beaksedge, is a member of the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is a perennial herb, found in wetlands of Japan, Korea, eastern China, Mainland Southeast Asia, India, Australia, and Madagascar.^[2] It was once present in Sri Lanka, where it is now locally extinct.^[1] The subspecies R. chinensis subsp. spiciformis is endemic to Hawaii.^[3]

Rhynchospora chinensis grows approximately 12 inches tall, and may be found in bogs or wet areas in open pastures. Its greenish-brown spikelets bloom year-round.^[4]