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Rhynchospora corymbosa
Also called Golden Beak Sedge
Rhynchospora corymbosa, called golden beaksedge or matamat, is a grass-like perennial sedge that grows up to 2 m tall in wet places. The key to growing it is keeping its roots constantly moist, as it thrives on riverbanks, pond margins and swamps.
Rhynchospora corymbosa, known by the common names of golden beaksedge and matamat, is a member of the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is a perennial herb, found globally throughout the tropics. It grows up to 2 meters tall in riverbanks, shallow pools, and swamps.
White beaksedge · Baldwin's beaksedge · Little beaksedge · Rhynchospora biflora · West Indian beaksedge · Anglestem beaksedge · California beaksedge · Needle beaksedge · Brownish beaksedge · Broadfruit horned beaksedge · Bunched beaksedge · Rhynchospora cephalotes
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhynchospora corymbosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
