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Rhynchospora inundata
Beak-rush

Beak-rushes are emersed plants that grow in colonies in swamps, ponds, depressions, ditches, and flatwoods. They usually grow from two to four feet tall. There are about 200 species of beak-rushes.

Beak-rushes are named for the beak-like structures on their nutlets. Its stems are triangular. Its leaves arise from the base part of the stem. Leaves are narrow, only about 3/8 inch wide, are angled, and have somewhat pointed tips. The inflorescence at the top of the stem has several branches that open widely. At the base of the inflorescence are several leaf-like bracts which may be longer than the inflorescence itself.

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