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Cyperus esculentus is a highly invasive species in Oceania, Mexico, some regions of the United States, and the Caribbean, mainly by seed dispersion. [12] It is readily transported internationally, and is adaptable to re-establish in varied climate and soil environments. [ 12 ]
Cyperus is a large genus of about 700 species of sedges, ... The chufa flatsedge (C. esculentus) has edible tubers and is grown commercially for these; ...
Cyperus cyrtolepis Torr. & Hook. – now Cyperus acuminatus; Cyperus involucratus Rottb. - now Cyperus alternifolius; Cyperus variabilis Salzm. ex Steud. – now Cyperus esculentus; Cyperus zanzibarensis C.B.Clarke - now Cyperus pulchellus
This family also includes cotton-grass , spike-rush , sawgrass , nutsedge or nutgrass (also called chufa, Cyperus esculentus/Cyperus rotundus, a cultivated crop and common weed), white star sedge (Rhynchospora colorata), and umbrella sedge (Cyperus alternifolius), also known as umbrella papyrus
Cyperus rotundus is a perennial plant, that may reach a height of up to 140 cm (55 in). The names "nut grass" and "nut sedge" – shared with the related species Cyperus esculentus – are derived from its tubers , that somewhat resemble nuts , although botanically they have nothing to do with nuts.
Cyperus esculentus, yellow nutsedge, yellow nutgrass; Cyperus rotundus, coco-grass, Java grass This page was last edited on 23 December 2020, at 11:30 (UTC). ...
Papyrus is still used as a paper substitute, and edible tubers of Cyperus esculentus are still cultivated, both probably since 3000 BC. Papyrus is widely considered an invasive species. Totora reeds are occasionally woven into rafts. [41] Poales: Cyperus esculentus Cyperus esculentus Cyperus esculentus: Dasypogonaceae (savior-grass family)
Cyperus esculentus L. var. nervoso-striatus (Turrill) Kuk. accepted as Cyperus esculentus L. var. esculentus, present Cyperus fastigiatus Rottb. indigenous Cyperus fenzelianus K.Schum. accepted as Cyperus rotundus L. subsp. tuberosus (Rottb.)