Yellow Nutsedge (Yellow Nutgrass) Cyperus esculentus

Rapidly spreading, perennial with three-ranked basal leaves. Leaves flat or slightly corrugated, usually as long or longer than flowering stem, with long attenuated tip. Seedhead yellowish-brown or straw colored, formed at end of triangular stem. Tubers round, lacking hairs and formed at ends of whitish rhizomes. Does not form chains of tubers. Tubers sweet to taste. Reproduces primarily by tubers. Found throughout the United States. Also found in Canada, the West Indies, Mexico, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Hawaii.

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