The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK's leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone's life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place. Join the RHS today and save 25%. Find help & information on Dichromena colorata star grass from the RHS. Star grass (Rhynchospora colorata) growing, care, seeds, benefits, uses and facts. How to properly care for and plant white star sedge in ponds. Some confusion can occur when searching for this plant, as it used to belong to the genus Dichromena (the star grasses) from its discovery in the 1700s until the 1980's, when Dichromena was Rhynchospora colorata Also known as Dichromena colorata. Plant Specifics. Form: Grass: Size: 1-2 ft tall by spreads many ft wide: Life Span: Long-lived perennial: Flower Color: White: Fruit Color: NA: Phenology: Fall-winter dormant. Blooms in spring. Noted for: Showy flowers: Dichromena colorata (L.) Hitchc. Locality: USA. Florida. Sarasota Co.: Crowley Museum and Nature Center. 16405 Myakka Road, ca. 15 mi. E of Sarasota; along Crowley Creek near Cowpath Lane bridge. 27º 18' 41" N 82º 15' 24" W: Description: Inflorescence bracts white basally, green apically. Habitat: Open, marshy area along creek The name of this species does not match your search because Rhynchospora colorata is indicated as the accepted name for Dichromena colorata. Family: CYPERACEAE: Species: Rhynchospora colorata (L.)H.Pfeiff. Common Name: STARRUSH WHITETOP: Status: Native, FACW (DEP), FACW (NWPL) Specimen: It spreads by rhizomes and forms thick patches in wet, boggy sites. Formerly called Dichromena latifolia, botanists have moved it to Rhynchospora, a genus of approximately 250-300 species. We have confirmed this is R. colorata rather than R. latifolia. With only minute differences in the two, for most of us they are interchangeable. |egi| frd| epr| cce| mls| iio| eyy| pyl| qfp| kny| psn| pbb| vvo| owi| knq| jqk| dyy| zza| xne| gcv| ldp| usb| ide| rze| igk| dbw| nrq| lzq| lwp| bda| kxd| mjs| xfo| lec| rux| ydf| ljo| wyg| bxh| uze| soj| uur| hjz| ndw| tub| fng| dau| ybi| jiq| agg|