Cyperus papyrus

Common Name(s): Papyrus

Non-Native to Florida

This species appears on the following legally prohibited plant lists

Federal Noxious Weed List Florida Noxious Weed List Florida Prohibited Aquatic Plants List
No No No

Papyrus is a nursery plant that has escaped in Florida. It sometimes may be found in open, wet disturbed sites of the central and southern peninsula (Wunderlin, 2003). It is native to Asia. Papyrus has also escaped into Louisiana, California and Hawaii (Kartesz, 1999).

For brief control information, see Efficacy of Herbicide Active Ingredients Against Aquatic Weeds by K. Langeland, M. Netherland, and W. Haller.