| Rhodoscirpus | |
|---|---|
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| R. asper in Vicuña, Chile | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Rhodoscirpus Léveillé-Bourret, Donadío & J.R.Starr |
| Species: | R. asper |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhodoscirpus asper (J.Presl & C.Presl) Lév.-Bourret, Donadío & J.R.Starr | |
Rhodoscirpus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. The only species is Rhodoscirpus asper. [1] It was reclassified from the previous Scirpus asper. [2] It is a South American species native to Peru, Bolivia, north and central Chile and Argentina. [1] [2]