Cyperus esculentus L.
CYPERACEAE
- Sedge family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Cyperus esculentus L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 45 (1753)
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Yellow nutsedge
English name: earth-almond English name: tigernut
Spanish name: juncia avellanada
French name: souchet comestible
Italian name: Zigolo dolce
German name: Erdmandel
Grown habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Cyperus esculentus L. var. angustispicatus Britton
2) Cyperus esculentus L. var. esculentus L. [excluded]
3) Cyperus esculentus L. var. hermannii (Buckley) Britton
4) Cyperus esculentus L. var. leptostachyus Boeckeler
5) Cyperus esculentus L. var. macrostachyus Boeckeler
6) Cyperus esculentus L. var. sativus Boeckeler
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Cyperales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus
Species:
Page counter: 3767 ( AVG: 222.18 / 291.326 )
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Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Enrico Romani
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Enrico Romani
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Enrico Romani
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Franco Giordana
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Franco Giordana
Cyperus esculentus
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Franco Giordana
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna
Cyperus esculentus
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Località Palazzot, rive del Tagliamento, in una cultura di Soja. , UD, FVG, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Enrico Romani
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Franco Giordana
Cyperus esculentus
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. - Not copyrighted image
Cyperus esculentus
Robert H. Mohlenbrock USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. - Not copyrighted image
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna
Cyperus esculentus
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Località Palazzot, rive del Tagliamento, in una cultura di Soja. , UD, FVG, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Cyperus esculentus
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 304.
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Daniela Longo
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Franco Giordana
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Daniela Longo
Cyperus esculentus
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AK, 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)
Map for Cyperus esculentus L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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More species:
1) Cyperus esculentus L. var. angustispicatus Britton [153]
2) Cyperus fendlerianus Boeckeler var. debilis (Britton) Kük. [94]
3) Cyperus ferax Rich. [167]
4) Cyperus ferruginescens Boeckeler [197]
5) Cyperus filiculmis Vahl var. oblitus Fernald & Grisc. [137]
6) Cyperus flavescens L. [1097]
7) Cyperus fuscus L. [1504]
8) Cyperus haspan L. [1433]
9) Cyperus hypochlorus Hillebr. var. densispicatus Skottsb. [156]
10) Cyperus kyllingia Endl. [194]
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