Rhynchospora colorata (Linnaeus) H. Pfeiffer. Narrowleaf Whitetop Sedge. Phen: May-Sep. Hab: Wet pine savannas, ditches, dune swales, calcareous glades, usually in places with some source of alkalinity (calcareous rocks, shell, brackish water). Dist: Se. VA south to FL and west to TX; Mexico (Tabasco, Chiapas, Yucatán), Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Venezuela; West Indies.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = Ar, C, ETx1, FNA23, K1, K3, K4, NcTx, Va, WH3, McMillan (2007); = Dichromena colorata (L.) Hitchc. – Bah, F, G, GW1, RAB, S, Tx
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