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Cyperus esculentus L.
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Cyperus esculentus L.
USA (AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , HI , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV, NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV ), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (BC, NB, NS, ON, QC)
Related Taxa: Cyperus esculentus L.
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38 genera in Cyperaceae ,
128 species in Cyperus
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Native
Introduced
Classification: Cyperus esculentus L.
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Classification Report.
Noxious Weed Information: Cyperus esculentus L.
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place
name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location,
or click here for a composite list of all
Federal and State Noxious Weeds .
California :
yellow nutsedge
B list (noxious weeds)
Colorado :
yellow nutsedge
B list (noxious weeds)
Hawaii :
yellow nutsedge
Noxious weed
Oregon :
yellow nutsedge
"B" designated weed
yellow nutsedge
Quarantine
Washington :
yellow nutsedge
Class B noxious weed
yellow nutsedge
Quarantine
U.S. Weed Information: Cyperus esculentus L.
yellow nutgrass yellow nutsedge
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant
may be known by one or more common names in different
places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym
to view each weed list, or click here for a
composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
STATE
Assorted authors.
200_.
State noxious weed lists for 46 states .
State agriculture or natural resource departments.
KY
Haragan, P.D.
1991.
Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide .
The University Press of Kentucky.
Lexington, Kentucky.
N'EAST
Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso.
1997.
Weeds of the Northeast .
Cornell University Press.
Ithaca, New York.
NE&GP
Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick.
1994.
Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains .
Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry.
Lincoln, Nebraska.
SWSS
Southern Weed Science Society.
1998.
Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM .
Southern Weed Science Society.
Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS
Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al.
1996.
Weeds of the West .
Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming.
Laramie, Wyoming.
Introduced Information: Cyperus esculentus L.
This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS
Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on
link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.
Wetland Indicator Status:
NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176 ]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list .
Cyperus esculentus L.
Nat. Ind.
Reg. 1
Reg. 2
Reg. 3
Reg. 4
Reg. 5
Reg. 6
Reg. 7
Reg. 8
Reg. 9
Reg. 0
Reg. A
Reg. C
Reg. H
FAC,FACW
FACW
FAC
FACW
FACW
FACW
FACW
FACW
FACW
FACW
FACW
NO
FACW
NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
Cyperus esculentus L.
Large Mammals
Small Mammals
Water Birds
Terrestrial Birds
Source
Large Mammals FoodLarge Mammals CoverSmall Mammals FoodSmall Mammals CoverWater Birds FoodWater Birds CoverTerrestrial Birds FoodTerrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Minor
Low
Low
Low
Yarrow Low
Low
Low
Low
Wildlife Habitat Values Wildlife
Habitat Values
Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses . Southern Weed Science Society.
Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife . Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.
More Accounts and Images: Cyperus esculentus L.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39888.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
Related Web Sites: Cyperus esculentus L.
Alternatives for Nutsedge Management
Arizona: abstract & image of yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus)
British Columbia Ag. & Food, Crop Protection Program
Canada-Manitoba Weeds
UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images
Virginia Tech: abstract & image
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