Rhynchospora colorata Dryopteris where it is facing extinction

where it is facing extinction due to habitat loss and sexual misconduct with a brood of nearby Hibiscus militaris

threadlike tip

where it only reaches 4' tall

More water

Rhynchospora colorata Dryopteris where it is facing extinction(syn: Dichromena colorata) From the savannah and marsh regions of coastal Virginia through Florida comes this truly bizarre member of the sedge family. The slowly spreading patches (3' wide in 2 years) of Rhynchospora colorata are composed of sedge like foliage until mid May (NC), when the 15" stalks are topped with spectacular white bracts (modified leaves) that surround the tiny flowers. While rhynchospora will prosper in all but the driest of