Rhynchospora nitens
shortbeak beaksedge
Family
Cyperaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Type
simple
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
inconspicuous
Flower Month
June - September
Height (meters)
0.3 - 0.9
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual, perennial
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
OBL
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
6
Natural History
Found infrequently or rare in the prairie regions of Louisiana and southeast Texas. Usually found in marshy places along the coast from Massachusetts to Texas.
Habitat
Sandy soils and bogs.