Cyperus blepharoleptos

Cyperus blepharoleptos is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to the Americas, Caribbean Islands, and Africa. A common name for this species is Cuban bulrush.

This species of Cyperus was named by German physician and amateur botanist, Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel, in 1854.

It grows to a height of 1-3 ft. Its stems are sharply triangular and smooth and the leaves grow from the base of the plant. The leaves are narrow and ribbon-like; 0.25 in wide and 3-4 ft in length, with the leaves often longer than the stem. The inflorescence occurs at the top of the stem. Each stalk is topped by a dense, spherical head, about 0.75 in in diameter. The heads containing numerous reddish-brown spikelets, which are spiral and overlapping. The fruit is an olive nutlet about 0.8 in in length.