Nutsedge, Yellow

yellow nutsedge flower cluster
yellow nutsedge

Cyperus esculentus L.

Life Cycle: native perennial, reproducing by seed (rare) and tubers (nutlets) at end of short, scaly rhizomes.

For more information about this specific weed, please refer to the Umass Extension Weed Herbarium

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