Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Cyperus esculentus Linnaeus (Yellow Nutgrass,coquillo amarillo,cebollin)
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Habitat: disturbed areas
Life Form: sedge Leaf Description: grasslike Flower Color: yellow or yellowish Spines: spineless Family: Cyperaceae (sedge family) Additional Information: Felger, R.S., S. Rutman, and J. Malusa. 2013. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of Southwestern Arizona: Part 5. Monocots except grasses. Phytoneuron 2013-76, 1-59 page 34 (4.6 MB pdf) |
Our member horticultural expert is Hank Jorgensen. For more information on this plant species, see Hank's page (opens in a new tab).
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