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| General Information | |
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| Symbol: | CYRO |
| Group: | Monocot |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Duration: |
Perennial |
| Growth Habit: |
Graminoid |
| Native Status: |
HI I L48 I PB I PR I VI I |
| Other Common Names: |
kili'o'opu
purple nutsedge sedge |
| Data Source and Documentation | |
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Introduced |  |
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Absent/Unreported |
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Both, No County Data |
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Synonyms
Classification
| Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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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 rotundus L. – nutgrass |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
| Noxious Weed Information | |
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| This plant is 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. | |
| Arkansas
nut grass
Noxious weed
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| California
purple nutsedge
B list (noxious weeds)
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| Oregon
purple nutsedge
"A" designated weed
purple nutsedge
Quarantine
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| Washington
purple nutsedge
Quarantine
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| U.S. Weed Information | |
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Cyperus rotundus
chaguan humatag
cocograss
kili'o'opu
nutgrass
pakopako
purple nutsedge
This plant 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.
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| STATE | Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments. |
| 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 Status
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Wildlife
Food
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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| Miller | Minor | Low | Low | Low |
Cover
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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| Miller |
Sources
| Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society. |
Description of Values
| Value Class | Food | Cover |
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| High | Average 25-50% of diet | Regular source of cover |
| Low | 5-10% of diet | Infrequently used as cover |
| Minor | 2-5% of diet | Sparsely used as cover |
| Moderate | Average 10-25% of diet | Occasional source of cover |
