Rhynchospora colorata

Taxobox
name = White Star Sedge

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image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Cyperaceae
genus = "Rhynchospora"
species = "R. colorata"
binomial = "Rhynchospora colorata"
binomial_authority = (Hitchcock) H.Pfeiff.

White Star Sedge ("Rhynchospora colorata"), also known as White-topped Sedge and Starrush Whitetop, is perennial sedge with white bracts, giving it the appearance of white petals with long, green points. It is native to southeastern North America, from Virginia west to New Mexico in the United States, and south into the Caribbean islands.

The inflorescence is a dense cluster of small spikes, each containing several tiny flowers. It sits on top of 3-10 green and white bracts that grow to 10-15 cm long. They look much like leaves, but the real leaves arise from the base of the plant.