Fineleaf Whitetop Sedge

Rhynchospora colorata
(Starrush Whitetop)
Español: Mandrágora
This is a sedge. Most Rhynchospora species are wind pollinated. The white bracts of this species attract insects.



Can use as a groundcover in moist sites. Good in an informal savanna setting, rain garden or bioswale.

Tolerance

Tolerant of inundation with brackish water



Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.

Habitat

Wet flatwoods, wet prairie.

Did You Know?

  • Showy flowers
  • Attracts bees and butterflies.  This is a sedge, and most sedges are wind pollinated, so having a showy "flower" and attracting insects is not common.