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Nutsedge

Scientific name: Cyperus spp. (Family Cyperaceae)

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DESCRIPTION:

Nutsedges are perennial weeds that superficially resemble grasses. Nutsedges grow mainly from tubers or "nutlets" formed on rhizomes, mostly in the upper foot of soil. Leaves are V-shaped in cross section and arranged in sets of three at the base. Stems are triangular in cross section. Tubers of yellow nutsedge are produced singly while purple nutsedge tubers are produced in chains, several on a single rhizome.

See UC IPM's Nutsedge Pest Note for more information.

Sedge ID illustration.

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