Sonoran Desert Naturalist >>> Field Guide >>> Sonoran Desert Flora >>> Cyperaceae
Grass-like plants usu. from underground perennial tubers. Flowering stems triangular in cross section. Flowers crowded on panicle spikes without showy petals. Papyrus is a sedge that is often planted as an ornamental in urban gardens of the Sonoran Desert.
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Purple Nut Sedge |
Cyperus rotundus |
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Grass-like weed of wet soils such as lawns and irrigated agricultural fields in the Sonoran Desert. Photograph is hosted at Wikimedia where there are more photos of sedge species. Detailed Description |
Long feathery stigmas of Purple Nutsedge, Cyperus rotundus, are maroon to purple in color. |
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Michael J. Plagens, 1999-07
