Flora of the Southeastern United States

Rhynchospora pleiantha (Kükenthal) Gale. Common name: Coastal Beaksedge. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Sandy margins of limesink depression ponds (dolines), typically in shallow water or at the lower margins of pond-shores. Distribution: Se. NC south to c. peninsular FL, and Panhandle FL, west to se. AL; Cuba.

ID notes: Plants of R. pleiantha are tufted and connected via surficial stolons and tend to form patches. The leaves are short, with erect stems prominent but less than 3 dm tall. No other beaksedge species lives on pond bottoms and forms patches.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA23, GW1, K4, NS, POWO, RAB, WH3, Gale (1944), McMillan (2007); < Rynchospora fusca — S, S13, misapplied; Rhynchospora filifolia A. Gray var. pleiantha Kükenthal. Basionym: Rhynchospora filifolia A.Gray var. pleiantha Kük. 1926

Links to other floras: = Rhynchospora pleiantha - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 8