Rynchospora
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Rynchospora (Greek, snout and sesd, alluding to the beaked achene). Also spelled Rhynchospora. Cyperaceae. Chiefly perennials, with more or less triangular and leafy culms; suitable for bog or lowland planting, but rare in cultivation. Inflorescence terminal or axillary: spikelets panicled or variously clustered, ovate, globular or spindleshaped; scales open or barely concave; perianth of bristles; stamens mostly 3: achene lenticular, globular or flat, crowned with a conspicuous tubercle or beak.— About 300 species, distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions, many in Temp. N. Amer. and a few in Temp. Eu. and Asia.
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- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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