Rhynchospora floridensis (Britton) H. Pfeiffer. Common name: Florida Whitetop Sedge. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Pine rocklands, marl prairies. Distribution: S. FL; Bahamas; Mexico (Chiapas, Yucatán) and Central America (Belize).
ID notes: The bright white inflorescence bracts of the "Whitetop Sedges" (in our region: R. colorata, R. floridensis, R. latifolia, R. nivea) form a very visually distinctive group within Rhynchospora. See Rhynchospora Key B.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA23, K4, NS, POWO, WH3, WI, McMillan (2007); = Dichromena floridensis Britton — Bah, GW1, S, S13. Basionym: Dichromena floridensis Britton 1903
Links to other floras: = Rhynchospora floridensis - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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