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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Marsh Flatsedge

Cyperus pseudovegetus
native · Central Texas

Marsh Flatsedge is a grass native to Central Texas that grows 2.5 ft tall. It wants full sun and high water. Blooms green in late spring. Deer rarely browse it. Good for birds.

Wet ground only. Usually found in wetlands and creek bottoms. It wants reliably moist ground and struggles in a dry upland bed.

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The facts

4 sources
Type
Grass
Sun
Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
Water
High
Height
About 2.5 ft
Bloom
Late Spring · green
Foliage
Deciduous or dies back in winter
Deer
High — deer rarely browse it
Wildlife
Supports birds

Where it grows

17 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.