Cyperus esculentus

Common Name: 
yellow nutsedge, nut-grass, chufa
Scientific Name: 
Cyperus esculentus L.
Family Name: 
Cyperaceae - Sedge Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
native perennial, reproducing by seed (rare) and tubers (nutlets) at end of short, scaly rhizomes
Life Cycle of Yellow Nutsedge
Life Cycle of Yellow Nutsedge
Stems
upright, triangular
Stems of Yellow Nutsedge
Stems of Yellow Nutsedge
Stems of Yellow Nutsedge
Stems of Yellow Nutsedge
Leaves
light green, very glossy, grass-like, three ranked, taper to sharp point
Flowers
yellowish to brown; terminal clustered spikelets
Seedheads
Seedheads of Yellow Nutsedge