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 1–48 of 251 plants in Cyperaceae
Algal Bulrush
Eleocharis confervoides
Cyperaceae
American Three-Square Bulrush
Schoenoplectus americanus
Cyperaceae
Native
Anglestem Beaksedge
Rhynchospora caduca
Cyperaceae
Native
Annual Flat-Sedge
Cyperus pumilus
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Asian Spikesedge
Cyperus metzii
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Asiatic Greenhead Sedge
Cyperus brevifolioides
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Awl-Fruited Sedge
Carex stipata
Cyperaceae
Native
Baldwin's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Native
Baldwin's Flatsedge
Cyperus croceus
Cyperaceae
Native
Baldwin's Nutrush
Scleria baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Native
Baldwin's Spikerush
Eleocharis baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Native
Baltzell's Sedge
Carex baltzellii
Cyperaceae
Native
Basal Flower Sedge
Carex basiantha
Cyperaceae
Native
Beachstar
Cyperus pedunculatus
Cyperaceae
Native
Bearded Flatsedge
Cyperus squarrosus
Cyperaceae
Native
Bent Sedge
Carex styloflexa
Cyperaceae
Native
Black Bog-Rush
Schoenus nigricans
Cyperaceae
Native
Black-Edge Sedge
Carex nigromarginata
Cyperaceae
Native
Bladder Sedge
Carex intumescens
Cyperaceae
Native
Blunt Broom Sedge
Carex tribuloides
Cyperaceae
Native
Bracted Sedge
Carex radiata
Cyperaceae
Native
Bristle-Stalked Sedge
Carex leptalea
Cyperaceae
Native
Bristly Sedge
Carex comosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Broadfruit Horned Beaksedge
Rhynchospora careyana
Cyperaceae
Native
Broadwing Sedge
Carex alata
Cyperaceae
Native
Brome-Like Sedge
Carex bromoides
Cyperaceae
Native
Brownish Beaksedge
Rhynchospora leptocarpa
Cyperaceae
Native
Bunched Beaksedge
Rhynchospora cephalantha
Cyperaceae
Native
Bunched Beaksedge
Rhynchospora microcephala
Cyperaceae
Native
Bunchy Flat-Sedge
Cyperus polystachyos
Cyperaceae
Native
Calcium-Hating Sedge
Carex calcifugens
Cyperaceae
California Bulrush
Schoenoplectus californicus
Cyperaceae
Native
Canada Spikesedge
Eleocharis geniculata
Cyperaceae
Native
Canby's Club-Bulrush
Schoenoplectus etuberculatus
Cyperaceae
Native
Capillary Hairsedge
Bulbostylis ciliatifolia
Cyperaceae
Native
Carex gator
Cyperaceae
Carolina Fimbry
Fimbristylis caroliniana
Cyperaceae
Native
Carolina Sedge
Carex caroliniana
Cyperaceae
Native
Cattail Sedge
Carex typhina
Cyperaceae
Native
Chapman's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora chapmanii
Cyperaceae
Native
Chapman's Sedge
Carex chapmanii
Cyperaceae
Native
Cherokee Sedge
Carex cherokeensis
Cyperaceae
Native
Clustered Beaksedge
Rhynchospora glomerata
Cyperaceae
Native
Coastal Beaksedge
Rhynchospora pleiantha
Cyperaceae
Native
Coastal Plain Beaksedge
Rhynchospora stenophylla
Cyperaceae
Native
Coastal Plain Flatsedge
Cyperus cuspidatus
Cyperaceae
Native
Coastal Plain Sedge
Carex crebriflora
Cyperaceae
Native
Common Fringe-Rush
Fimbristylis dichotoma
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.