Rhynchospora pusilla Chapman ex M.A. Curtis. Dwarf Beaksedge. Phen: Jun-Sep. Hab: Wet pine savannas, especially in exposed wet sands of disturbed ground, such as roadsides. Dist: E. NC south to s. FL and west to e. TX; West Indies, Mexico (Tabasco, Chiapas), Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua.

ID notes: Rhynchospora pusilla, Rhynchospora divergens, and Rhynchospora thornei are all small, grass-like plants, very similar in appearance to one another.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = ETx1, FNA23, GW1, K1, K3, K4, Tx, WH3, McMillan (2007); = Rhynchospora intermixta C.Wright – RAB; = Rynchospora intermixta – S

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