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Identify

Cyperus esculentus - seedhead

Category: Inflorescence
Cyperus esculentus - whole plant

Category: Whole plant
Cyperus esculentus - leaf

Category: Stem
Cyperus esculentus - whole plant

Category: Whole plant
Cyperus esculentus - flower

Category: Inflorescence
Cyperus esculentus - stem

Category: Stem

Yellow nutsedge

Cyperus esculentus

Cyperaceae Family

Sedge Family

WSSA code: CYES

Identify

Life Traits

Group: Monocot

Type: Grass

Growth habit: Grass

Stature: Clump

Life cycle: Perennial

Characteristics

Leaf division: Simple

Leaf margin: Entire

Auricles: Absent

Ligule: None

Vernation: Triangular

Inflorescence location: Terminal

Inflorescence color: Brown, Tan, Yellow