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Purple Sedge (Saw Sedge)
Cyperus ligularis |
| Tufted, large, coarse perennial, waxy-white to purple in color, with a hard base and triangular stems. Leaf sheaths also waxy-white to purple. Leaf blades waxy, thick, stiff and with sharp, finely toothed margins and midvein. Seedhead with five to 12 leaf-like rays and several dense, head-like, usually lobed, oblong spikes. Some spikes on short to long stalks. Reproduces by seed. Found in disturbed areas, pinelands, coastal hammocks and swamps in central and southern peninsula of Florida. Also found in the West Indies, Mexico south into Brazil and in Tropical Africa. |