Needle Beaksedge

Rhynchospora capillacea Torr. - Sedge family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 16 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Brown

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Wind

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.