OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus   FAMILY Cyperaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus   FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Cyperus esculentus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)

Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Cyperus esculentus var. sativus

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-019:

Cyperus esculentus   FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Cyperus esculentus

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Cyperus lutescens

 

COMMON NAME:
Yellow Nutsedge, Yellow Nutgrass, Wild Chufa, Earth-almond


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image of Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus, Yellow Nutsedge, Yellow Nutgrass, Wild Chufa, Earth-almond

USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970    swus_page_097

        

image of Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus, Yellow Nutsedge, Yellow Nutgrass, Wild Chufa, Earth-almond

Keith Bradley    kab_c_esculentus_78395

June    Miami-Dade County    FL

Inflorescence terminal. One floret in axil of each scale; scales two-ranked, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).

image of Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus, Yellow Nutsedge, Yellow Nutgrass, Wild Chufa, Earth-almond

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_c_esculentus_leptosta

July    Iredell County    NC

Leaf blades 2-10mm wide. Bracts 3-7, 2-10mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus, Yellow Nutsedge, Yellow Nutgrass, Wild Chufa, Earth-almond

Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_083021hayesville02

August    Clay County    NC

image of Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus, Yellow Nutsedge, Yellow Nutgrass, Wild Chufa, Earth-almond

Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_083021hayesville04

August    Clay County    NC

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus   FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus   FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cyperus esculentus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Cyperus esculentus var. sativus

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-019:
Cyperus esculentus   FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus esculentus

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus lutescens

 

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422

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: Fields, roadsides, shores, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

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LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Yellowish
Nutlet

 

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