Rhynchospora glomerata
clustered beaksedge, cluster beak-rush
Family
Cyperaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Type
simple
Growth Form
graminoid
Flower Color
inconspicuous
Flower Month
July - September
Height (meters)
0.4 - 1.1
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
OBL
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
6
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
6
Natural History
Found frequently in moist sandy soils throughout Louisiana and east Texas. It is less frequent in southeast Texas. Rhynchospora glomerata is sometimes infected with ergot (Claviceps purpurea).
Habitat
Moist sand, bogs, ditches, savannas, low pinelands.