PLANTS Profile for Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus (yellow nutsedge)

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PLANTS Profile

Cyperus esculentus L. var. leptostachyus Boeckeler
yellow nutsedge

Symbol:

CYESL

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I
VI		I
CAN		I

More Information:

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Cyperus esculentus L. var. leptostachyus Boeckeler

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Synonyms:
Cyperus esculentus L. var. leptostachyus Boeckeler

CYESA

Cyperus esculentus L. var. angustispicatus Britton

Distribution:
Cyperus esculentus L. var. leptostachyus Boeckeler


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USA (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)

Related Taxa:
Cyperus esculentus L. var. leptostachyus Boeckeler

View 37 genera in Cyperaceae, 128 species in Cyperus, 5 varieties in Cyperus esculentus L.

Classification:
Cyperus esculentus L. var. leptostachyus Boeckeler

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus	Cyperus L. – flatsedge
Species	Cyperus esculentus L. – yellow nutsedge
Variety	Cyperus esculentus L. var. leptostachyus Boeckeler – yellow nutsedge

Noxious Weed Information:
Cyperus esculentus L. var. leptostachyus Boeckeler

The related entities italicized and indented above are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

California:
Cyperus esculentus
yellow nutsedge		B list (noxious weeds)
Colorado:
Cyperus esculentus
yellow nutsedge		B list (noxious weeds)
Hawaii:
Cyperus esculentus
yellow nutsedge		Noxious weed
Oregon:
Cyperus esculentus
yellow nutsedge		"B" designated weed
yellow nutsedge		Quarantine
Washington:
Cyperus esculentus
yellow nutsedge		Class B noxious weed
yellow nutsedge		Quarantine

U.S. Weed Information:
Cyperus esculentus L. var. leptostachyus Boeckeler

Cyperus esculentus
yellow nutgrass
yellow nutsedge

The related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE		Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
KY		Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky.
N'EAST		Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.
NE&GP		Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.
SWSS		Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS		Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.

Introduced Information:
Cyperus esculentus L. var. leptostachyus Boeckeler

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Cyperus esculentus L. var. leptostachyus Boeckeler

Cyperus esculentus:

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