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Cyperus blepharoleptos Steud.
Cuban bulrush

Cyperus blepharoleptos
Copyright by: Grasses, Sedges and Rushes of Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Florida website.

Family: Cyperaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

FLEPPC Status: Category I Invasive

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

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Synonyms: Oxycaryum cubense, Scirpus cubense.

Other data on Cyperus blepharoleptos available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Cyperus blepharoleptos has been found in the following 6 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Babcock Ranch Preserve Present Not Native, Naturalized
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Present Not Native, Naturalized
Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area Present Not Native, Naturalized
Hawk's Hammock Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Lake Okeechobee Marshes Present Not Native, Naturalized

Cyperus blepharoleptos has been found in the following 4 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Collier County Not Native, Naturalized
Glades County Not Native, Naturalized
Hendry County Not Native, Naturalized
Palm Beach County Not Native, Naturalized

Cyperus blepharoleptos has been found in the following habitat :
Disturbed Wetland

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Cyperus blepharoleptos
Copyright by: Grasses, Sedges and Rushes of Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Florida website.