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Cyperus esculentus
Sign in to saveAlso known as juncia de chufa, hierba de nuez, almendra de tierra, coquillo amarillo, chufa, galingale comestible, hierba de agua, txufleroide, txufleroide
species of plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae
OverviewAI-generated
Cyperus esculentus is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae, belonging to the genus Cyperus. It is classified within the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, class Liliopsida, and order Poales. The species is also referred to by common names such as yellow nutsedge, Chufa, tiger nut, and Erdmandel. It is recognized as a useful plant with use as a vegetable.
The taxon range includes China, Açailândia, São Luís, and Angola. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2013. The species is accepted in taxonomic records and has been documented in various collections, including those from the United States and Canada.
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Species
Least Concernyellow nut grass
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyCyperaceae
Chile Central
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 10,389
- With media
- 7,416
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, NMMNHS, UTEP, CHAS, CMN, JSNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
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Encyclopedic overview
Souchet comestible in "Les plantes potagères" Vilmorin 1925 Cyperus esculentus (also called chufa, tiger nut, atadwe, yellow nutsedge, earth almond, and in Chishona, pfende) is a species of plant in the sedge family widespread across much of the world. It is found in most of the Eastern Hemisphere, including Southern Europe, Africa and Madagascar, as well as the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. C. esculentus is cultivated for its edible tubers, called earth almonds or tiger nuts (due to the stripes on their tubers and their hard shell), as a snack food and for the preparation of horchata de chufa, a sweet, milk-like beverage.
Cyperus esculentus can be found wild, as a weed, or as a crop. It is an invasive species outside its native range, and is readily transported accidentally to become invasive. In many countries, C. esculentus is considered a weed. It is often found in wet soils such as rice paddies and peanut farms as well as well-irrigated lawns and golf courses during warm weather.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cyperus esculentus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.