Common Name: yellow nutsedge, nut-grass, chufaScientific Name: Cyperus esculentus L.Family Name: Cyperaceae - Sedge FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cyclenative perennial, reproducing by seed (rare) and tubers (nutlets) at end of short, scaly rhizomes Stemsupright, triangular Leaveslight green, very glossy, grass-like, three ranked, taper to sharp point Flowersyellowish to brown; terminal clustered spikelets Seedheads