Cyperus prolifer
Dwarf papyrus

Non-Native in Florida

Dwarf papyrus is commonly sold as an ornamental for use in water gardens, similar to papyrus (Cyperus papyrus L.), and false papyrus (Cyperus involucratus Poir.). This species spreads vegetatively, simply by leaning over. New daughter plants grow in the inflorescence; as the new shoots become heavier, the mother plant leans over, eventually reaching the mud whereupon the daughter plants attach, grow and spread.


In central Florida, this sedge apparently has escaped from cultivation and is found growing in floating mats and along margins of limesink lakes.


The UF/IFAS Assessment lists plants according to their invasive status in Florida. View the list here.

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