Native Plants
Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.
Rhynchospora punctata
Rhynchospora punctata Elliott
Dotted Beak Sedge, Dotted Beaksedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: RHPU4
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
From the Image Gallery
No images of this plant
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Annual , PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 32 inches tall.
Fruit: Achenes brown.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: BrownBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Perianth of 6 bristles. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: FL , GANative Habitat: Sands and peats of savannas, open pine-wiregrass flats, sandhills bogs ecotones.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Rhynchospora punctata in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Rhynchospora punctata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rhynchospora punctata
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR