Yellow Nutsedge *

Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus

Family: Cyperaceae (SEDGE).
Other common names: yellow nutgrass, chufa flatsedge.
Generic common name: NUTSEDGE, GALINGALE, FLATSEDGE, UMBRELLA SEDGE.

Location: Calleguas Creek: sandbar near CSUCI, July 2010.

Characteristics: non-Native, Late Spring, Summer.