Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Cyperus rotundus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Purple Nutsedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus rotundus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-018:
Cyperus rotundus FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus rotundus
COMMON NAME:
Purple Nutsedge, Nutgrass, Cocograss
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cyro_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Cyperus rotundus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus rotundus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-018:
Cyperus rotundus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus rotundus
424
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Gardens, fields, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Bisexual
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Reddish
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p214
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses (Murphy et al., 1992) p019