Horticulture
- Aquatic Plant Profiles
- Plant Material Terminology
- Alligatorweed
- Arrow Arum
- Asian Spiderwort / Dayflower
- Blue Flag Iris
- Blue Mistflower
- Broadleaf Arrowhead
- Bulltongue Arrowhead
- Bengal Tiger Canna
- Yellow King Humbert Canna
- Carolina Mosquito Fern
- Chinese Water Chestnut
- Climbing Hempvine
- Common Cattail
- Duckweed
- Dwarf Cattail
- Elderberry
- Elephant Ear "Illustris"
- Flamingo Willow
- Floating Pennywort
- Giant Bulrush
- Golden Canna
- Jointed Spikesedge
- Lanceleaf Frogfruit
- Lizard's Tail
- Long's Sedge
- Louisiana iris
- Maidencane
- Parrotfeather
- Pickerelweed
- Red Stemmed Thalia
- Silky Dogwood
- Soft Rush
- Smooth Beggartick
- Spikerush
- Stargrass
- Swamp Barnyardgrass
- Switchgrass
- Variegated Celery
- Virginia Sweetspire
- Water Hyacinth
- Water Lettuce
- Water Pennywort
- Waxmyrtle
- Black Willow
Stargrass
Rhynchospora colorata
Family:
Cyperaceae
Lifecycle:
Perennial
Native or Ornamental:
Native
Nutrient Removal Rating:
Medium
Wildlife Value:
Medium
Invasiveness:
Low
Rooted or Floating:
Rooted
Site Requirements:
Full sun to part shade
Maximum Water Depth:
3 inches
Plant Description:
Stargrass is an herbaceous perennial that is solitary and can grow up to 28 inches in height. It produces slender rhizomes and slender culms with leaves at the bases. Leaf blades are linear in shape with a tapered tip. Inflorescences are white, dense, headlike structures made up of small spikelets.
Fruiting occurs from spring to summer. Plants live in sand, peat, and/or silt along shores, and marsh edges.
Sources:
- Flora of North America (see link below)