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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhynchospora latifolia
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Read more about Broadleaf Whitetop Sedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhynchospora latifolia
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Rhynchospora latifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Rhynchospora (Cyperaceae) of South Carolina and the Eastern United States (McMillan, 2007)
Rhynchospora latifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Rhynchospora latifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-04-001:
Dichromena latifolia FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Dichromena latifolia
COMMON NAME:
Broadleaf Whitetop Sedge, Giant Whitetop Sedge, White-bracted Sedge
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_dila2_001_lvd
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Alan S. Weakley asw_747197273714637
April FL
Apalachicola National Forest
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Keith Bradley kab_r_latifolia_76808
May Palm Beach County FL
Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area
Typically 7-10 bracts subtending the inflorescence (vs. 4-6 in R. colorata), per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Will Stuart wil_540828435_7b885b4067
June Charleston County SC
Santee Coastal Reserve
Sharing habitat w pitcher plants, yellow meadowbeauty, red milkweed, more.... — Will Stuart
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Jerry Bright jeb_072608_021
July Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
This and R. colorata are our only two sedges with showy white bracts, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_r_latifolia_broad
July
Most of the bracts subtending the inflorescence are well over 1/4" wide, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Keith Bradley kab_r_latifolia_79752
September Highlands County FL
Kissimmee Prairie State Park
Culms 30-70cm tall, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Keith Bradley kab_r_latifolia_79756
September Highlands County FL
Kissimmee Prairie State Park
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhynchospora latifolia
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhynchospora latifolia
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Rhynchospora latifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Rhynchospora (Cyperaceae) of South Carolina and the Eastern United States (McMillan, 2007)
Rhynchospora latifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Rhynchospora latifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-04-001:
Dichromena latifolia
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Dichromena latifolia
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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in GA Coastal Plain (uncommon in Carolinas)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Brownish/Yellowish
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p125
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p175
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p315
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p396
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p190
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p155
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p007
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p378
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