Cogon Grass
Imperata cylindrica
IntroducedInvasive · FISC Category I
Invasive — FISC Category I. The Florida Invasive Species Council lists this plant as altering native plant communities by displacing native species, changing community structures or ecological functions, or hybridizing with natives. Please don't plant it; if it's on your land, consider removing it. About the FISC list
Where it grows in Florida
- Panhandle
- Bay, Escambia, Franklin, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Walton, Washington
- North
- Alachua, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Levy, Madison, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns
- Central
- Brevard, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Manatee, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, St. Lucie, Sarasota, Seminole, Sumter, Volusia
- South
- Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach
55 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.
