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Diploschizia impigritella, the yellow nutsedge moth or the five-barred glyphipterid moth, is a species of sedge moth in the genus Diploschizia. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1862. It is found in North America, [1] from Newfoundland to Florida, west to Texas and North Dakota. It has also been recorded from California.
Purple nutsedge (C. rotundus) is another weedy sedge that is similar to the yellow nutsedge (C. esculentus). These two sedges are difficult to distinguish from each other and can be found growing on the same site. Some differences are the purple spikelets and the tubers formed by C. rotundus are often multiple instead of just one at the tip.
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 albostriatus (dwarf umbrella sedge), formerly called C. diffusus) [14] Cyperus haspan [15] Cyperus longus [14] [16] Cyperus papyrus (papyrus) [14] Some Cyperus species are used in folk medicine. Roots of Near East species were a component of kyphi, a medical incense of Ancient Egypt. Tubers of C. rotundus (purple nut-sedge) tubers are ...
Tiger nuts are also known as yellow nutsedge, chufa, or earth almonds. Tiger nuts have a slightly sweet, nutty flavor. “Their texture is like a Brazil nut but has the sweetness of pecans and the ...
Carex seorsa E.C. Howe - Weak Stellate Sedge [R] Carex swanii (Fern.) Mackenzie - Swan's Sedge, Downy Green Sedge [Wo] Carex umbellata Schk. - Parasol Sedge, Early Oak Sedge [R] Cyperus esculentus L. - Yellow nutsedge [Wo] Cyperus strigosus L.- Straw-colored Cyperus, Straw-colored Flat-sedge [M, R, Wo] Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schultes - Kill ...
The Cyperaceae (/ ˌ s aɪ p ə ˈ r eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /) are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges.The family is large; botanists have described some 5,500 known species in about 90 genera [3] [4] – the largest being the "true sedges" (genus Carex), [5] [6] with over 2,000 species.
Cyperus iria (also known as rice flat sedge and rice flatsedge) is a smooth, tufted sedge found worldwide. The roots are yellowish-red and fibrous. The roots are yellowish-red and fibrous. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The plant often grows in rice paddies , where it is considered to be a weed .