Cyperus esculentus Linnaeus var. leptostachyus Boeckeler. Common name: Yellow Nutsedge, Yellow Nutgrass, Wild Chufa, Earth-almond. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, shores, other disturbed areas. Distribution: The species is widespread in tropical and warm temperate North, Central, and South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, ETx1, FNA23, Il, NE, NS, NY, Pa, Va, De Castro et al (2015), Schippers, Ter Borg, & Bos (1995); < Cyperus esculentus L. — Bah, C, F, G, GrPl, GW1, K4, Mex, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, POWO, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, W, WH3, WV; > Cyperus esculentus L. — S; > Cyperus esculentus L. var. leptostachyus Boeckeler; > Cyperus esculentus L. var. sativus Boeckeler; > Cyperus lutescens Torr. & Hook. — S; Cyperus esculentus L. var. leptostachyus Boeckeler. Basionym: Cyperus esculentus L. var. leptostachyus Boeckeler 1870
Links to other floras: = Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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