Summary ³

Cyperus esculentus (also called chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge, tiger nut sedge, or earth almond) is a crop of the sedge family widespread across much of the world. It is found in most of the Eastern Hemisphere, including Southern Europe, Africa and Madagascar, as well as the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent.

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Cornell Weed Identification, Cornell University.
Turfgrass Weed Identification, Perdue University.
CABI Compendium.
Invasive Plants, Fraser Valley Invasive Species Society.

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1. (c) Vicki Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Vicki Miller, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133983369
2. (c) Eric M. Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Eric M. Powell, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133546304
3. Adapted by Isaac Winkler from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyperus_esculentus
4. (c) Isaac Winkler, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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