? Cyperus esculentus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Cyperaceae Genus: Cyperus Species: C. esculentus
Binomial name
Cyperus esculentus L.

Cyperus esculentus (Chufa Sedge, Yellow Nutsedge, Tigernut Sedge, Earthalmond) is a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It is an annual or perennial plant, growing to 90 cm tall, with solitary stems growing from a tuber. The stems are triangular in section, and bear slender leaves 3-10 mm wide. The flowers of the plant are distinctive, with a cluster of flat oval seeds surrounded by four hanging leaves positioned 90 degrees from each other. The plant foliage is very tough and fibrous, and is often mistaken for a grass. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (347x650, 297 KB) This is a picture of a Cyperus Sculentus plant(chufa or tigernut), it was taken from http://www. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a fern... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms or Magnoliophyta) are one of the major groups of modern plants, comprising those that produce seeds in specialized reproductive organs called flowers, where the ovulary or carpel is enclosed. ... Orders Base Monocots: Acorus Alismatales Asparagales Dioscoreales Liliales Pandanales Family Petrosaviaceae Commelinids: Arecales Commelinales Poales Zingiberales Family Dasypogonaceae Monocotyledons or monocots are a group of flowering plants usually ranked as a class and once called the Monocotyledoneae. ... Families (APG) Anarthriaceae Bromeliaceae Centrolepidaceae Cyperaceae Ecdeiocoleaceae Eriocaulaceae Flagellariaceae Hydatellaceae Joinvilleaceae Juncaceae Mayacaceae Poaceae Rapateaceae Restionaceae Sparganiaceae Thurniaceae Typhaceae Xyridaceae The Poales is a cosmopolitan order of monocotyledonous flowering plants. ... Genera See text The Family Cyperaceae, or the Sedge family, is a taxon of monocot flowering plants that superficially resemble grasses or rushes. ... Species About 600 species, including: Cyperus albostriatus - Dwarf Umbrella-sedge Cyperus alternifolius - Umbrella Papyrus Cyperus congestus - Dense Flatsedge Cyperus eragrostis - Tall Flatsedge Cyperus esculentus - Chufa Cyperus fuscus - Brown Galingale Cyperus longus - Galingale Cyperus papyrus - Papyrus Cyperus prolifer - Dwarf Papyrus Cyperus is a large genus of about 600 species of sedges... your mom goes to coloege LOL // Value of binomial nomenclature The value of the binomial nomenclature system derives primarily from its economy, its widespread use, and the stability of names it generally favors: Every species can be unambiguously identified with just two words. ... Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as ▶ (help· info), and in English usually under the Latinized name Carolus Linnaeus (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), the name with which his publications were signed, was a Swedish botanist and physician who laid the foundations for the modern scheme... Genera See text The family Cyperaceae, or the Sedge family, is a taxon of monocot flowering plants that superficially resemble grasses or rushes. ... Northern Hemisphere highlighted in yellow. ... A tuber is a part of a rhizome thickened for use as a storage organ, usually, though not always, subterranean, such as a potato. ... In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. ... A grassy swamp. ...

There are several varieties: A variety is a recognised division of a species in botany, next below the rank of subspecies; in zoology, species are only divided into subspecies and never into varieties. ...

• Cyperus esculentus var. esculentus. Mediterranean region east to India.
• Cyperus esculentus var. hermannii. Florida.
• Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus. United States.
• Cyperus esculentus var. macrostachyus. United States.
• Cyperus esculentus var. sativa. Asia, cultivated origin.

Cultivation and uses

The tubers are edible, with a slightly sweet, nutty flavour, compared to the more bitter tasting tuber of the related Cyperus rotundus (Purple Nutsedge). They are quite hard and are generally soaked in water before they can be eaten. They have various uses, in particular they are used in Spain to make Horchata. They are sometimes known by their Spanish name, "chufa". Xufa de Valencia and Orxata de Xufa de Valencia Horchata or orxata is the name for several kinds of vegetable beverages, made of ground almonds, rice, barley or tigernuts (chufas). ...

The tubers were originally cultivated by Ancient Egypt's populations at the Nile Valley; their cultivation was subsequently extended throughout other areas with temperate climate and fertile soil. Presently, they are mainly cultivated - at least for extended and common commercial purposes - in Spain, where they were introduced by Arabs, almost exclusively in the Valencia region. Monumental Statue of Pharaoh. ... The Nile (Arabic: النيل an-nīl), in Africa, is one of the two longest rivers on Earth. ... For other uses, see Arab (disambiguation). ... The Hemispheric at the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències by Santiago Calatrava, Valencia, Spain. ...

Tigernuts have excellent nutritional qualities with a fat composition similar to olive oil and a rich mineral content, especially phosphorus and potassium. Tiger nuts are also gluten and cholesterol free, and have a very low sodium content. For the cartoon character, see Olive Oyl. ... This article is about the chemical element. ... General Name, Symbol, Number potassium, K, 19 Chemical series alkali metals Group, Period, Block 1, 4, s Appearance silvery white Atomic mass 39. ... Wheat - a prime source of gluten Gluten is an amorphous ergastic protein found combined with starch in the endosperm of some cereals, notably wheat, rye, and barley. ... Cholesterol chemical structure Cholesterol is a steroid, a lipid, and an alcohol, found in the cell membranes of all body tissues, and transported in the blood plasma of all animals. ... General Name, Symbol, Number sodium, Na, 11 Chemical series alkali metals Group, Period, Block 1, 3, s Appearance silvery white Atomic mass 22. ...

According to the Consejo Regulador de Chufa de Valencia (Regulating Council for Valencia's Tigernuts) [1], the nutritional composition/100 ml of a classical Horchata de Chufas, or Orxata de Xufes in Valencian language, is as follows: energy content around 66 kcal, proteins around 0.5 g, carbohydrates over 10 g with starch at least 1.9 g, fats at least 2 g. Xufa de Valencia and Orxata de Xufa de Valencia Horchata or orxata is the name for several kinds of vegetable beverages, made of ground almonds, rice, barley or tigernuts (chufas). ... Catalan (Català) or Valencian (Valencià) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra and co-official in several regions of Spain. ... A representation of the 3D structure of myoglobin, showing coloured alpha helices. ... Carbohydrates are chemical compounds that contain oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon atoms. ... Starch is a complex carbohydrate which is insoluble in water. ... Fat is one of the three main classes of food and, at approximately 38 kJ (9 kilocalories) per gram, as compared to sugar with 17 kJ (4 kcal) per gram or ethanol with 29 kJ (7 kcal) per gram, is most concentrated form of metabolic energy available to humans. ...

It is extremely difficult to remove permanently when it is considered to be an intrusive weed in lawns and gardens. This is due to the plant having a stratified and layered root system, with tubers and roots being interconnected to each other to a depth of 50 cm or more. The tubers are connected by fragile roots that are extremely prone to snapping when pulled on, making the plant extremely difficult to remove with its entire root system intact. The plant will regenerate completely if even a single tuber is left in place, so the only way to remove a severe nutsedge infestation completely is to sift through the soil by hand to probe for tubers. Often, to remove a nutdedge infestation completely, soil must be excavated to a depth of at least 50 cm, discarded or sterilized, and replaced with new soil. Even in this extreme instance, complete extermination is not guaranteed, since even the presence of one tuber is sufficient to restore the infestation over time. Pulling the top growth while accidentally breaking off the tubers will stimulate the root system to produce new growth and more tubers, therefore making the infestation worse. Nutsedge can only be removed correctly by hand weeding. Using any sort of cultivation machine or shovel will break off portions of the root system, worsening the infestation. WEED MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD AND IT MAKES YOU HIGH. SEE PENIS FOR SPECIAL INFO ON THIS ANALOGY OF WEED. The notion of wanted is of course entirely in the eye of the beholder. ... A typical lawn A lawn sprinkler A lawn is an area of land planted with grass and sometimes clover and other plants, which are maintained at an even low height. ... // Headline text Insert non-formatted text here--82. ...

Nutsedge is very resistant to many common herbicides, often these have a very minimal effect or no effect at all. Even with repeated applications, the top growth may die back, but herbicide such as roundup is highly unlikely to kill the root system. Nutsedge may be controlled by applying herbicide to new shoots as they appear. New shoots are needle-like and may be successfully treated in this way until they are 7 cm in height. By treating new growth as it appears, the tubers can be killed by exhausting its resources, forcing it to regenerate new growth constantly. Persistance is necessary, because the plant will easily recover from this method of attack if treatment ceases. Image:Http://www. ... Roundup is the brand name of a family of herbicides produced by the American chemical manufacturer Monsanto. ...