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Sandyfield beaksedge

Rhynchospora megalocarpa

Sandyfield beaksedge
Photo: Bobyellow, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sandyfield beaksedge is a native perennial sedge of the southeastern United States, growing in sandy, well-drained habitats such as sand hills and scrub. It is a wild native plant rather than a common garden subject, so it is best grown in sandy, low-nutrient, open conditions that mimic its natural range.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly once established; it tolerates dry sandy soil and should not sit in waterlogged ground.
Soil
Well-drained sand or sandy mix, low in nutrients.
Temperature
Hardy in subtropical to warm temperate climates; protect from prolonged frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. U.S.A.
Climate
subtropical

About

Rhynchospora megalocarpa, commonly called sandyfield beaksedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family (Cyperaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found in the southeastern United States.

Where it grows

Rhynchospora megalocarpa is found in the southeastern part of the United States in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina. It is prominently located in Florida. It enjoys a white or yellow sand-hill environment to grow in. It has also been found in scrub, scrubby flatwoods, and xeric hammock environments.

Other Rhynchospora plants

White beaksedge · Baldwin's beaksedge · Little beaksedge · Rhynchospora biflora · West Indian beaksedge · Anglestem beaksedge · California beaksedge · Needle beaksedge · Brownish beaksedge · Broadfruit horned beaksedge · Bunched beaksedge · Rhynchospora cephalotes

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhynchospora megalocarpa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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