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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Cyperus at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970 swus_page_097
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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).
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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).
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_083021hayesville02
August Clay County NC
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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
422
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, shores, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Yellowish
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p214
- Field Guide to the Grasses, Sedges & Rushes of the US (Knobel, 1899) (Faust, 1977) p53
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p151
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses (Murphy et al., 1992) p014
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