Index / Search / Cyperus esculentus
§1 Plant
Cyperus esculentus L.
vernacular yellow nutsedge — species · Cyperaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Cyperaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Cyperus
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Introduced
- HI Hawaii Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
- PR Puerto Rico Introduced
- VI U.S. Virgin Islands Introduced
§2b
County-level range
· 872 counties across 30 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Medium
- Shade
- High
- Moisture use
- Low
- Fire
- Low
- Salinity
- Low
- Anaerobic
- Low
- CaCO₃
- Medium
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- 42 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 90 min.
- Precipitation
- 14–55 in/yr
- pH range
- 5–7
- Root depth
- 10 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Rhizomatous
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Lifespan
- Short
- Mature height
- 0.7 ft
- Foliage texture
- Medium
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Moderate
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Green
- Fruit colour
- Yellow
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Mid Summer
- Seed abundance
- Medium
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- Yes
- Seeds / lb
- 3,489,173
- Propagation
- sprigs
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- No
- Palatable, human
- No
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 872 counties across 30 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 9 B ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 10 B ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 33 B ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Boone 05009
- Calhoun 05013
- Chicot 05017
- Clark 05019
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Crittenden 05035
- Cross 05037
- Desha 05041
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Grant 05053
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Jefferson 05069
- Lee 05077
- Lincoln 05079
- Logan 05083
- Mississippi 05093
- Newton 05101
- Poinsett 05111
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Saline 05125
- Searcy 05129
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
- Woodruff 05147
Delaware view state ↗ 3 B ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 B ▾
Florida view state ↗ 37 B ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Bay 12005
- Brevard 12009
- Broward 12011
- Charlotte 12015
- Collier 12021
- Dixie 12029
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Franklin 12037
- Hernando 12053
- Jackson 12063
- Lake 12069
- Lee 12071
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Manatee 12081
- Marion 12083
- Miami-Dade 12086
- Monroe 12087
- Nassau 12089
- Okaloosa 12091
- Orange 12095
- Osceola 12097
- Palm Beach 12099
- Pasco 12101
- Pinellas 12103
- Polk 12105
- Putnam 12107
- Santa Rosa 12113
- Sarasota 12115
- Seminole 12117
- St. Johns 12109
- Sumter 12119
- Taylor 12123
- Volusia 12127
- Wakulla 12129
Georgia view state ↗ 8 B ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 102 B ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 48 B ▾
- Adams 18001
- Bartholomew 18005
- Benton 18007
- Boone 18011
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Dearborn 18029
- Dubois 18037
- Greene 18055
- Hamilton 18057
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Johnson 18081
- Knox 18083
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Ohio 18115
- Owen 18119
- Perry 18123
- Pike 18125
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Rush 18139
- Scott 18143
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Sullivan 18153
- Switzerland 18155
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Washington 18175
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 19 B ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 58 B ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Finney 20055
- Franklin 20059
- Greenwood 20073
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Kearny 20093
- Labette 20099
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- Meade 20119
- Miami 20121
- Mitchell 20123
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Reno 20155
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Stafford 20185
- Sumner 20191
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 75 B ▾
- Adair 21001
- Ballard 21007
- Boone 21015
- Bourbon 21017
- Boyd 21019
- Boyle 21021
- Bracken 21023
- Bullitt 21029
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Clinton 21053
- Daviess 21059
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Garrard 21079
- Grant 21081
- Graves 21083
- Green 21087
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Johnson 21115
- Kenton 21117
- Laurel 21125
- Lawrence 21127
- Lee 21129
- Leslie 21131
- Lewis 21135
- Livingston 21139
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marion 21155
- Mason 21161
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Monroe 21171
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Simpson 21213
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Trimble 21223
- Warren 21227
- Washington 21229
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 53 B ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Ascension 22005
- Avoyelles 22009
- Beauregard 22011
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Iberville 22047
- Jefferson 22051
- Lafayette 22055
- Lafourche 22057
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Plaquemines 22075
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Bernard 22087
- St. Charles 22089
- St. John the Baptist 22095
- St. Martin 22099
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
Maine view state ↗ 10 B ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 1 B ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 B ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 23 B ▾
- Allegan 26005
- Berrien 26021
- Cheboygan 26031
- Clinton 26037
- Genesee 26049
- Gratiot 26057
- Houghton 26061
- Ingham 26065
- Iosco 26069
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Lenawee 26091
- Macomb 26099
- Midland 26111
- Monroe 26115
- Oakland 26125
- Ottawa 26139
- Schoolcraft 26153
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 32 B ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Clay 27027
- Cottonwood 27033
- Dodge 27039
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Itasca 27061
- Koochiching 27071
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lyon 27083
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Pine 27115
- Polk 27119
- Ramsey 27123
- Red Lake 27125
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- Sibley 27143
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
Mississippi view state ↗ 17 B ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 9 B ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 19 B ▾
New York view state ↗ 43 B ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Bronx 36005
- Broome 36007
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chemung 36015
- Chenango 36017
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Erie 36029
- Greene 36039
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Montgomery 36057
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Orange 36071
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Schoharie 36095
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Steuben 36101
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
North Carolina view state ↗ 42 B ▾
- Anson 37007
- Ashe 37009
- Beaufort 37013
- Bertie 37015
- Brunswick 37019
- Camden 37029
- Carteret 37031
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Craven 37049
- Currituck 37053
- Dare 37055
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gates 37073
- Granville 37077
- Guilford 37081
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Hertford 37091
- Hyde 37095
- Johnston 37101
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Lenoir 37107
- Martin 37117
- New Hanover 37129
- Orange 37135
- Pamlico 37137
- Pasquotank 37139
- Polk 37149
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Rowan 37159
- Rutherford 37161
- Scotland 37165
- Stokes 37169
- Swain 37173
- Tyrrell 37177
- Washington 37187
- Wilson 37195
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 51 B ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 B ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 16 B ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 43 B ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Benton 47005
- Campbell 47013
- Carroll 47017
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Crockett 47033
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Grainger 47057
- Hamblen 47063
- Hancock 47067
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Henry 47079
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Knox 47093
- Lake 47095
- Lauderdale 47097
- Macon 47111
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- Meigs 47121
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Perry 47135
- Rutherford 47149
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sullivan 47163
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Union 47173
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Vermont view state ↗ 10 B ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 63 B ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Campbell 51031
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Clarke 51043
- Culpeper 51047
- Dickenson 51051
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Henry 51089
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Mathews 51115
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rockbridge 51163
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wise 51195
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 20 B ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
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