Purple nutsedge

Cyperus rotundus

Purple nutsedge

Family: Cyperaceae

Weed class: noClass
Native to: Europe, Asia, Africa
Legal listings:

This plant is on the quarantine list. It is prohibited to transport, buy, sell, offer for sale, or distribute plants or plant parts of quarantined species into or within the state of Washington or to sell, offer for sale, or distribute seed packets of seed, flower seed blends, or wildflower mixes of quarantined species into or within the state of Washington. Please see WAC 16-752 for more information on the quarantine list.


Why Is It a Noxious Weed?

How would I identify it?

For More Information

CABI Invasive Species Compendium - Cyperus rotundus

Invasive Plant Atlas information on purple nutsedge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ecological Risk Screening Summary on purple nutsedge

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