Rhynchospora colorata
narrow-leaf whitetop, starrush whitetop, star sedge, white-topped sedge, whitetop sedge, star rush
Family
Cyperaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Type
simple
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
white
Flower Month
March - May
Height (meters)
0.1 - 0.6
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Cool season
Wetland Class
FACW
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
6
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Field Characters
Grows in colonies from creeping, 2-3 mm thick, orange colored rhizomes, three to six bracts, with distinctive white spots, surround the flowers.
Natural History
A common plant in ditches and wet places throughout Louisiana and east Texas.
Habitat
Damp sandy soil.