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Cyperus esculentus L. var. esculentus L. [excluded]
yellow nutsedge

       
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Cyperus esculentus L. var. esculentus L. [excluded]

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Related Taxa:
Cyperus esculentus L. var. esculentus L. [excluded]

View 38 genera in Cyperaceae, 128 species in Cyperus, 5 varieties in Cyperus esculentus L.
 

Classification:
Cyperus esculentus L. var. esculentus L. [excluded]

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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. esculentus L. [excluded] – yellow nutsedge
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Cyperus esculentus L. var. esculentus L. [excluded]

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. esculentus L. [excluded]

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.
 

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. esculentus L. [excluded]

Cyperus esculentus:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW FACW FAC FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW NO FACW NO
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