Rhynchospora macrostachya
tall horned beaksedge, horned rush, horned-rush
Family
Cyperaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Type
simple
Growth Form
graminoid
Flower Color
inconspicuous
Flower Month
June - August
Height (meters)
0.5 - 2.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
OBL
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
7
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
0
Field Characters
Saw teeth on leaf edge.
Natural History
An infrequent species, growing in shallow water or mud, in southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas.
Habitat
Swamps, sand bars, muddy silt.