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 145–192 of 251 plants in Cyperaceae
Mingled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora mixta
Cyperaceae
Native
Mosquito Beaksedge
Rhynchospora crinipes
Cyperaceae
Native
Muehlenberg's Nutrush
Scleria muehlenbergii
Cyperaceae
Native
Muhlenberg's Sedge
Carex muehlenbergii
Cyperaceae
Native
Narrowfruit Horned Beaksedge
Rhynchospora inundata
Cyperaceae
Native
Nash's Flatsedge
Cyperus nashii
Cyperaceae
Native
Needle Spikerush
Eleocharis acicularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Netted Nutrush
Scleria reticularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Nodding Beaksedge
Rhynchospora inexpansa
Cyperaceae
Native
Oval-Headed Sedge
Carex cephalophora
Cyperaceae
Native
Ovateleaf Flatsedge
Cyperus ovatus
Cyperaceae
Native
Pacific Island Flatsedge
Cyperus cyperoides
Cyperaceae
Papyrus Sedge
Cyperus papyrus
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Parasol Sedge
Carex umbellata
Cyperaceae
Native
Peninsula Sedge
Carex paeninsulae
Cyperaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Pine Barren Beaksedge
Rhynchospora pineticola
Cyperaceae
Native
Pine Barren Sedge
Carex turgescens
Cyperaceae
Native
Pinebarren Flatsedge
Cyperus retrorsus
Cyperaceae
Native
Pineland Beaksedge
Rhynchospora perplexa
Cyperaceae
Native
Plumed Beaksedge
Rhynchospora plumosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Pond Flatsedge
Cyperus ochraceus
Cyperaceae
Native
Poorland Flatsedge
Cyperus compressus
Cyperaceae
Native
Prickly Bog Sedge
Carex atlantica
Cyperaceae
Native
Purple Nutsedge
Cyperus rotundus
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Purple Spikerush
Eleocharis atropurpurea
Cyperaceae
Native
Ravenfoot Sedge
Carex crus-corvi
Cyperaceae
Native
Redroot Flatsedge
Cyperus erythrorhizos
Cyperaceae
Native
Reflexed Sedge
Carex retroflexa
Cyperaceae
Native
Rhynchospora brachychaeta
Cyperaceae
Rice Flat-Sedge
Cyperus iria
Cyperaceae
Introduced
River Swamp Nutrush
Scleria distans
Cyperaceae
Native
Roadside Flatsedge
Cyperus sphacelatus
Cyperaceae
Native
Robbins' Spikerush
Eleocharis robbinsii
Cyperaceae
Native
Royal Flatsedge
Cyperus elegans
Cyperaceae
Native
Sallow Sedge
Carex lurida
Cyperaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Bulrush
Bolboschoenus robustus
Cyperaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena breviseta
Cyperaceae
Native
Sandswamp Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora latifolia
Cyperaceae
Native
Sandy Field Hairsedge
Bulbostylis stenophylla
Cyperaceae
Native
Sandy Woods Sedge
Carex dasycarpa
Cyperaceae
Sandyfield Beaksedge
Rhynchospora megalocarpa
Cyperaceae
Native
Scirpus lineatus
Cyperaceae
Native
Scleria gaertneri
Cyperaceae
Native
Sharpscale Bulrush
Schoenoplectiella erecta
Cyperaceae
Native
Sharpscale Flatsedge
Cyperus oxylepis
Cyperaceae
Native
Sharpscale Sedge
Carex oxylepis
Cyperaceae
Native
Shoreline Sedge
Carex hyalinolepis
Cyperaceae
Native
Short-Bristled Horned Beaksedge
Rhynchospora corniculata
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.