Cyperus alopecuroides
Foxtail flatsedge

Non-Native in Florida

C. alopecuroides is a huge sedge discovered in a reclaimed wetland near Fort Meade (Polk County), Florida. This is only the second finding of this impressive species in the Western Hemisphere.


C. alopecuroides grows up to twelve feet tall, with bracts up to six feet long! It has broad bracts and leaf blades and a branched inflorescence with spikes of densely clustered golden-brown spikelets. Its leaf margins are serrated and sharp. This species is widely distributed in the tropics of the Old World where it may form extensive stands and floating mats.

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