FRAGRANT SPIKESEDGE (Kyllinga odorata)
WHAT FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT IS BLOOMING TODAY?: FRAGRANT SPIKESEDGE (Kyllinga odorata)
Considered by some to be a weed of turfgrass. How anyone could like turfgrass better than this pretty little thing is beyond my comprehension.
I find several websites that say it is non-native, but the USDA Plants Database, ISB Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants and Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center all agree that it is native to U.S.
Learn: http://sagebud.com/fragrant-spikesedge-kyllinga-odorata/
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