Rhynchospora alba
white beak-sedge
As recorded: Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Seymour, F.C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 8, 1962
- Locality
- York County: Groveviile, Buxton
- Region
- Maine, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Rhynchospora alba observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,009 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Thunder Bay, Unorganized, ON, CA
(c) Jake OFlaherty, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-14
Maryland, US
(c) Izabella Farr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Cropseyville, NY, US
(c) Skye van der Laan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Maryland, US
(c) Alex Yu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Maryland, US
(c) Rosie Green, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-10-09
Head, Clara and Maria, ON, CA
(c) planti3, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Rhynchospora alba. BISH 149818. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956636260. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/149818.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956636260 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026