Poorland Flatsedge
Cyperus compressusnative · Central Texas
Poorland Flatsedge is a grass native to Central Texas that grows 1 ft tall. Blooms green in late summer.
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
3 sources- Type
- Grass
- Height
- About 1 ft
- Bloom
- Late Summer · green
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
Where it grows
2 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.