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Species profile—Cyperus esculentus (yellow nutgrass)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → CyperaceaeCyperus esculentus (yellow nutgrass)

Photo of Cyperus esculentus (yellow nutgrass) - Queensland Herbarium, DES (Licence: CC BY NC)

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Cyperaceae
Scientific name
Cyperus esculentus L.
Common name
yellow nutgrass
WildNet taxon ID
17517
Alternate name(s)
yellow nutsedge
tiger nut
rush nut
nutgrass
northern nutgrass
earth almond
yellow nut sedge
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Environmental Weed

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=17517.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022