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 97–144 of 251 plants in Cyperaceae
Gholson's Sedge
Carex gholsonii
Cyperaceae
Native
Giant Sedge
Carex gigantea
Cyperaceae
Native
Globe Beaksedge
Rhynchospora globularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Globe Flatsedge
Cyperus echinatus
Cyperaceae
Native
Godfrey's Sedge
Carex godfreyi
Cyperaceae
Native
Golden Cattail Sedge
Carex aureolensis
Cyperaceae
Native
Golden Sedge
Carex lutea
Cyperaceae
NativeImperiled
Grass-Like Fimbry
Fimbristylis littoralis
Cyperaceae
Native
Gray's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora grayi
Cyperaceae
Native
Gray's Sedge
Carex grayi
Cyperaceae
NativeImperiled
Green Flatsedge
Cyperus virens
Cyperaceae
Native
Green-And-White Sedge
Carex longii
Cyperaceae
Native
Gulf Coast Spikerush
Eleocharis cellulosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Hairy Fimbristylis
Fimbristylis puberula
Cyperaceae
Native
Hairy Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena squarrosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Hammock Sedge
Carex fissa
Cyperaceae
Native
Hardstem Bulrush
Schoenoplectus acutus
Cyperaceae
Native
Harper's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora harperi
Cyperaceae
Native
Harvey's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora harveyi
Cyperaceae
Native
Haspan Flatsedge
Cyperus haspan
Cyperaceae
Native
Hirsute Sedge
Carex complanata
Cyperaceae
Native
Hop Sedge
Carex lupulina
Cyperaceae
Native
Horsetail Spikerush
Eleocharis equisetoides
Cyperaceae
Native
Hurricanegrass
Fimbristylis cymosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Incognito Lined Sedge
Carex ignota
Cyperaceae
Jointed Flatsedge
Cyperus articulatus
Cyperaceae
Native
Knotted Spikerush
Eleocharis interstincta
Cyperaceae
Native
Kral's Sedge
Carex kraliana
Cyperaceae
Native
Lakeshore Nutrush
Scleria lacustris
Cyperaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Large Beakrush
Rhynchospora macra
Cyperaceae
Native
Lazy Sedge
Carex pigra
Cyperaceae
Native
Le Conte's Flatsedge
Cyperus lecontei
Cyperaceae
Native
Leavenworth's Sedge
Carex leavenworthii
Cyperaceae
Native
Limestone Forest Sedge
Carex superata
Cyperaceae
Native
Limestone Meadow Sedge
Carex granularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Lined Sedge
Carex striatula
Cyperaceae
Native
Littlehead Nutrush
Scleria oligantha
Cyperaceae
Native
Long-Beaked Bald-Rush
Rhynchospora scirpoides
Cyperaceae
Native
Long-Tubercled Spikerush
Eleocharis tuberculosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Longbristle Beaksedge
Rhynchospora megaplumosa
Cyperaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Loose-Head Beaksedge
Rhynchospora chalarocephala
Cyperaceae
Native
Louisiana Sedge
Carex louisianica
Cyperaceae
Native
Low Nutrush
Scleria verticillata
Cyperaceae
Native
Low Spikesedge
Cyperus hortensis
Cyperaceae
Native
Marlin Beaksedge
Rhynchospora marliniana
Cyperaceae
Marsh Fimbry
Fimbristylis castanea
Cyperaceae
Native
Marsh Flatsedge
Cyperus pseudovegetus
Cyperaceae
Native
Millet Beaksedge
Rhynchospora miliacea
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.