Cyperus pedunculatus

Native to Florida

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Beach star is occasionally found on the Atlantic beaches from Indian River county, south. This unusual sedge flowers in the summer and fall (Wunderlin, 1998).

Cyperus pedunculatus also is found in Puerto Rico (Kartesz, 1999).

For brief control information, see Weed Control in Florida Ponds by D.D. Thayer, K. A. Langeland, W.T. Haller, and J.C. Joyce.