Rhynchospora microcephala (Britton) Britton ex Small. Common name: Small-headed Beaksedge. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Pine savannas, longleaf pine sandhill-pocosin ecotones. Distribution: S. NJ south to s. FL and west to MS; Cuba.

ID notes: The small and generally spherical heads of Rhynchospora microcephala are an excellent field character; the chestnut to brown heads are 2-5 and are well-separated. R. cephalantha is closely similar, but it has larger heads and the seeds are larger (3.5-4 mm long vs. 2.5-3 mm long in R. microcephala).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA23, G, GW1, K4, POWO, RAB, Tat, Va, WH3, Gale (1944), McMillan (2007); = Rhynchospora cephalantha A.Gray var. microcephala (Britton) Kük. — NS; = Rynchospora microcephala — S, S13; Rhynchospora axillaris (Lamarck) Britton var. microcephala Britton. Basionym: Rhynchospora axillaris (Lam.) Britton var. microcephala Britton 1892

Links to other floras: = Rhynchospora microcephala - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 9