Cyperus esculentus: UW-Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium: Plant Details Page

Cyperus esculentus L. var. leptostachyus Boeck. image

Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann

	Botanical Illustration	Botanical Illustration	Emmet J. Judziewicz	Emmet J. Judziewicz	Steve C. Garske
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Family Cyperaceae
Cyperus esculentus L. var. leptostachyus Boeck.
field nut sedge, flat sedge, yellow nut sedge
Cyperus: ancient Greek name
esculentus: esculent, edible

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Status:	Native
Plant:	perennial sedge
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Synonyms

Chlorocyperus phymatodes (Muhl.) Palla
Cyperus esculentus L. f. angustispicatus (Britton) Fernald
Cyperus esculentus L. var. angustispicatus Britton
Cyperus esculentus L. var. phymatodes (Muhl.) Kük.
Cyperus fulvescens Liebm.
Cyperus phymatodes Muhl.
Cyperus repens Elliott
Cyperus tuberosus Pursh

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