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| General Information | |
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| Symbol: | CYES |
| Group: | Monocot |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Duration: |
Perennial |
| Growth Habit: |
Graminoid |
| Native Status: |
CAN I HI I L48 I,N PR I VI I |
| Characteristics | |
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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 esculentus L. – yellow nutsedge |
Subordinate Taxa
The Plants Database includes the following 5 subspecies of Cyperus esculentus . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.
![Distribution of <i>Cyperus esculentus</i> L. var. <i>esculentus</i> L. [excluded]](/maps/thumbs2/CYESE2.png)
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. | |
| California
yellow nutsedge
B list (noxious weeds)
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| Colorado
yellow nutsedge
B list (noxious weeds)
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| Hawaii
yellow nutsedge
Noxious weed
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| Oregon
yellow nutsedge
"B" designated weed
yellow nutsedge
Quarantine
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| Washington
yellow nutsedge
Class B noxious weed
yellow nutsedge
Quarantine
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| U.S. Weed Information | |
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Cyperus esculentus
yellow nutgrass
yellow 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. |
| 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,and J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. |
| NE&GP | Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe,and 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 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 |
| Yarrow | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Cover
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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| Miller | ||||
| Yarrow |
Sources
| Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society. |
| Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press. Birmingham. |
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 |
