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Plant Details

Rhynchospora latifolia [= Dichromena latifolia]

Scientific Name:	Rhynchospora latifolia [= Dichromena latifolia]
Genus:	Rhynchospora
Species Epithet:	latifolia
Common Name:	Broadleaf White-topped Sedge, Giant White-topped Sedge, White-top Sedge, White-bracted Sedge, Star Sedge, Sandswamp Whitetop
Plant Type	Grass/Sedge/Rush
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	1-3 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	White
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist, Wet
Bloom Time:	May, June, July, August, September
Growing Area:	Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Wet savannas and flatwoods, margins of pocosins. Uncommon in NC coastal plain.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate, Basal
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Nothing Specified
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Has some wildlife value
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	S3: Vulnerable ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
Notes:	Generally larger and with more showy white bracts than Rhynchospora colorata. Colonial and can spread aggressively.
The small flowers are subtended by showy white bracts, the white portion of the bracts tapering abruptly to green Pender County NC Lisa Lofland Gould
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/species_account.php https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/rhychospora-latifolia/ https://nc.audubon.org/700 https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=RHLA7

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