Florida's wild plants
Plant Directory
2,965 native and 1,250 introduced plants, with where each one grows — from the Panhandle to the Keys.
Showing 49–96 of 251 plants in Cyperaceae
Cuban Bulrush
Cyperus blepharoleptos
Cyperaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Curtiss' Beaksedge
Rhynchospora curtissii
Cyperaceae
Native
Cymose Beaksedge
Rhynchospora recognita
Cyperaceae
Native
Cyperus floridanus
Cyperaceae
Native
Cyperus fuligineus
Cyperaceae
Native
Cyperus hyalinus
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Cyperus neochinensis
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Cyperus neotropicalis
Cyperaceae
Native
Cyperus richardii
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Cyperus unioloides
Cyperaceae
Cypress Swamp Sedge
Carex joorii
Cyperaceae
Native
Cypressknee Sedge
Carex decomposita
Cyperaceae
Native
Darkgreen Sedge
Carex venusta
Cyperaceae
Native
Deep-Rooted Sedge
Cyperus entrerianus
Cyperaceae
Native
Ditch Fimbry
Fimbristylis schoenoides
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Dwarf Papyrus
Cyperus prolifer
Cyperaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Dwarf Striped Umbrella Sedge
Cyperus albostriatus
Cyperaceae
Dwarf Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena pumila
Cyperaceae
Native
Eastern Woodland Sedge
Carex blanda
Cyperaceae
Native
Elegant Spikerush
Eleocharis elegans
Cyperaceae
Native
Eleocharis acutangula
Cyperaceae
Eleocharis nigrescens
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Elliott's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora elliottii
Cyperaceae
Native
Elliott's Sedge
Carex elliottii
Cyperaceae
Native
Epiphytic Flatsedge
Cyperus lanceolatus
Cyperaceae
Native
Fairy Beaksedge
Rhynchospora pusilla
Cyperaceae
Native
False Hop Sedge
Carex lupuliformis
Cyperaceae
Native
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Featherbristle Beaksedge
Rhynchospora oligantha
Cyperaceae
Native
Fernald's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fernaldii
Cyperaceae
Native
Few-Flower Nutrush
Scleria pauciflora
Cyperaceae
Native
Fewflower Beaksedge
Rhynchospora rariflora
Cyperaceae
Native
Fimbristylis tomentosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Flatfruit Beaksedge
Rhynchospora compressa
Cyperaceae
Native
Flatleaf Flatsedge
Cyperus planifolius
Cyperaceae
Native
Flatspike Sedge
Abildgaardia ovata
Cyperaceae
Native
Florida Beaksedge
Rhynchospora eximia
Cyperaceae
Florida Hammock Sedge
Carex vexans
Cyperaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Keys Nutrush
Scleria lithosperma
Cyperaceae
Native
Florida Sedge
Carex floridana
Cyperaceae
Native
Florida Whitetop
Rhynchospora floridensis
Cyperaceae
Native
Fourangle Flatsedge
Cyperus tetragonus
Cyperaceae
Native
Foxtail Flatsedge
Cyperus alopecuroides
Cyperaceae
Fragrant Beaksedge
Rhynchospora odorata
Cyperaceae
Native
Fragrant Flatsedge
Cyperus odoratus
Cyperaceae
Native
Fragrant Spikesedge
Cyperus sesquiflorus
Cyperaceae
Native
Fringed Beaksedge
Rhynchospora ciliaris
Cyperaceae
Native
Fringed Nutrush
Scleria ciliata
Cyperaceae
Native
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.