Annual Flat-Sedge

Cyperus pumilus

Introduced

At a glance

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus
Status: Introduced to Florida
Sightings: 13 verified in Florida
Formerly: Cyperus nitens, Pycreus pumilus, Cyperus nervulosus, Cyperus commutatus, Cyperus divergens, Cyperus gymnoleptus, Cyperus laxiusculus, Cyperus leucolepis, Cyperus obstinatus, Cyperus patens, Cyperus pulvinatus, Cyperus punctatus, Cyperus pusillus, Cyperus pygmaeus, Cyperus terminalis, Cyperus truncatulus, Dichostylis nitens, Dichostylis patens, Juncellus leucolepis, Juncellus pumilus, Pycreus bolei, Pycreus lancelotii, Pycreus nitens, Pycreus palghattensis, Pycreus patens, Pycreus punctatus, Cyperus breviculmis

About

Cyperus nervulosus is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.

The annual sedge typically grows to a height of 0.03 to 0.2 metres (0.10 to 0.66 ft) and has a tufted habit. It blooms between February and July and produces green-brown flowers.

In Western Australia it is found around swamps and pools in the Kimberley region where it grows in sandy-clay soils.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Cyperus nervulosus”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it grows in Florida

PanhandleNorth Central SouthKeys

North: Clay
Central: Manatee, Orange, St. Lucie
South: Charlotte, Collier, Lee, Martin

8 of 67 counties, from research-grade iNaturalist observations. They show where people have photographed it, not every place it grows — absence here isn't proof it's absent.