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Cyperus esculentus
chufa flatsedge, yellow nutgrass, yellow nutsedge
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Cyperus esculentus L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Cyperaceae, Genus Cyperus, Species Cyperus esculentus


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		TX: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 0 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Bandelier National Monument	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Biscayne National Park	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Chiricahua National Monument	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
El Malpais National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Everglades National Park	First State National Historical Park
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Grand Canyon National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Joshua Tree National Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Muir Woods National Monument	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Padre Island National Seashore
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park	Petrified Forest National Park
Pipe Spring National Monument	Prince William Forest Park
Rock Creek Park	Saguaro National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saratoga National Historical Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Voyageurs National Park
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Yosemite National Park


Last Modified Date:	5/9/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/11/2025 7:37:46 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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