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 193–240 of 251 plants in Cyperaceae
Shortbeak Beaksedge
Rhynchospora nitens
Cyperaceae
Native
Shortbristle Beaksedge
Rhynchospora galeana
Cyperaceae
Native
Shortleaf Spikesedge
Cyperus brevifolius
Cyperaceae
Native
Slender Beaksedge
Rhynchospora gracilenta
Cyperaceae
Native
Slender Cyperus
Cyperus distans
Cyperaceae
Native
Slender Fimbry
Fimbristylis autumnalis
Cyperaceae
NativeImperiled
Slender Loose-Flowered Sedge
Carex gracilescens
Cyperaceae
Native
Slender Sand Sedge
Cyperus filiculmis
Cyperaceae
Native
Slender Woodland Sedge
Carex digitalis
Cyperaceae
Native
Slenderfruit Nutrush
Scleria georgiana
Cyperaceae
Native
Slim Spikerush
Eleocharis elongata
Cyperaceae
Native
Small-Flower Halfchaff Sedge
Cyperus subsquarrosus
Cyperaceae
Native
Smallfruit Spikerush
Eleocharis microcarpa
Cyperaceae
Native
Soft-Stemmed Bulrush
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Cyperaceae
Native
Southern Beaksedge
Rhynchospora microcarpa
Cyperaceae
Native
Southern Flatsedge
Cyperus thyrsiflorus
Cyperaceae
Native
Southern Long Sedge
Carex lonchocarpa
Cyperaceae
Native
Southern Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena scirpoidea
Cyperaceae
Native
Southern Waxy Sedge
Carex glaucescens
Cyperaceae
Native
Spreading Beaksedge
Rhynchospora divergens
Cyperaceae
Native
Squarestem Spikerush
Eleocharis quadrangulata
Cyperaceae
Native
Starburst Flatsedge
Cyperus plukenetii
Cyperaceae
Native
Straw-Colored Flatsedge
Cyperus strigosus
Cyperaceae
Native
Swamp Flatsedge
Cyperus distinctus
Cyperaceae
Native
Swamp Flatsedge
Cyperus ligularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Swamp Sawgrass
Cladium mariscus
Cyperaceae
Native
Tall Beakrush
Rhynchospora macrostachya
Cyperaceae
Native
Tall Flatsedge
Cyperus eragrostis
Cyperaceae
Native
Thicket Sedge
Carex abscondita
Cyperaceae
Native
Thorne's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora thornei
Cyperaceae
Native
Thorne's Sedge
Carex thornei
Cyperaceae
Imperiled
Threadleaf Beaksedge
Rhynchospora filifolia
Cyperaceae
Native
Three-Square Bulrush
Schoenoplectus pungens
Cyperaceae
Native
Three-Way Sedge
Dulichium arundinaceum
Cyperaceae
Native
Tracy's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora tracyi
Cyperaceae
Native
Tropical Flatsedge
Cyperus surinamensis
Cyperaceae
Native
Tropical Nutrush
Scleria microcarpa
Cyperaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Twisted Spikerush
Eleocharis tortilis
Cyperaceae
Native
Umbrella Papyrus
Cyperus alternifolius
Cyperaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Variable Flatsedge
Cyperus difformis
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Viviparous Spikerush
Eleocharis vivipara
Cyperaceae
Native
Walter's Sedge
Carex striata
Cyperaceae
Native
Ware's Hairsedge
Bulbostylis warei
Cyperaceae
Native
Warty Sedge
Carex verrucosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Western Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena simplex
Cyperaceae
Native
Whip Nutrush
Scleria triglomerata
Cyperaceae
Native
White Beak-Sedge
Rhynchospora alba
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.