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Cyperus esculentus

Cyperus esculentus (also called chufa, tiger nut, atadwe, yellow nutsedge, earth almond, and in Chishona, pfende) is a species of plant in the sedge family widespread across much of the world. It is found in most of the Eastern Hemisphere, including Southern Europe, Africa and Ma... Cyperus esculentus (also called chufa, tiger nut, atadwe, yellow nutsedge, earth almond, and in Chishona, pfende) is a species of plant in the sedge family widespread across much of the world. It is found in most of the Eastern Hemisphere, including Southern Europe, Africa and Ma...

Common name Köznév Chufa (edible variety)
Köznév Ehető palka
FamilyCsalád Cyperaceae
GenusNemzetség Cyperus

ClassificationBesorolás

Scientific name Tudományos név Cyperus esculentus
Common name Köznév Chufa (edible variety)
Köznév Ehető palka
FamilyCsalád Cyperaceae
GenusNemzetség Cyperus

Common NamesKöznevek

  • Chufa (edible variety)
  • Chufa, earth almond, ground almond, nut grass, water grass, yellow nut sedge
  • Earth almond

Common NamesKöznevek

  • Ehető palka

Botanical Garden LocationBotanikus kerti elhelyezkedés

Subtropical plants Szubtrópusi növények (14)

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ToxicityMérgezés

HumansEmberek
unknown ismeretlen
CatsMacskák DogsKutyák
unknown ismeretlen

AboutLeírás

Cyperus esculentus (also called chufa, tiger nut, atadwe, yellow nutsedge, earth almond, and in Chishona, pfende) is a species of plant in the sedge family widespread across much of the world. It is found in most of the Eastern Hemisphere, including Southern Europe, Africa and Madagascar, as well as the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. C. esculentus is cultivated for its edible tubers, called earth almonds or tiger nuts (due to the stripes on their tubers and their hard shell), as a snack food and for the preparation of horchata de chufa, a sweet, milk-like beverage. Cyperus esculentus can be found wild, as a weed, or as a crop. It is an invasive species outside its native range, and is readily transported accidentally to become invasive. In many countries, C. esculentus is considered a weed. It is often found in wet soils such as rice paddies and peanut farms as well as well-irrigated lawns and golf courses during warm weather.

Cyperus esculentus (also called chufa, tiger nut, atadwe, yellow nutsedge, earth almond, and in Chishona, pfende) is a species of plant in the sedge family widespread across much of the world. It is found in most of the Eastern Hemisphere, including Southern Europe, Africa and Madagascar, as well as the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. C. esculentus is cultivated for its edible tubers, called earth almonds or tiger nuts (due to the stripes on their tubers and their hard shell), as a snack food and for the preparation of horchata de chufa, a sweet, milk-like beverage. Cyperus esculentus can be found wild, as a weed, or as a crop. It is an invasive species outside its native range, and is readily transported accidentally to become invasive. In many countries, C. esculentus is considered a weed. It is often found in wet soils such as rice paddies and peanut farms as well as well-irrigated lawns and golf courses during warm weather. (English fallback)(angol tartalék)

Native DistributionTermészetes elterjedés

Australia Canada Chinese Taipei Colombia Mexico Portugal United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America Ausztrália Kanada Kínai Tajpej Kolumbia Mexikó Portugália Nagy-Britannia és Észak-Írország Egyesült Királysága Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Detailed RegionsRészletes régiók

Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya Tanzania Uganda Macaronesia Azores Canary Is. Cape Verde Madeira Northeast Tropical Africa Chad Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Somalia Sudan Northern Africa Algeria Egypt Libya Tunisia South Tropical Africa Angola Malawi Mozambique Zambia Zimbabwe Southern Africa Botswana Cape Provinces Caprivi Strip Free State KwaZulu-Natal Lesotho Namibia Northern Provinces Swaziland West Tropical Africa Benin Burkina Gambia | The Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi Cabinda Cameroon Central African Republic Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon Gulf of Guinea Is. Rwanda Zaire Western Indian Ocean Comoros Madagascar Asia-Temperate Arabian Peninsula Yemen Caucasus North Caucasus Transcaucasus Western Asia Afghanistan Iran Iraq Turkey Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh India Nepal Pakistan West Himalaya Europe Southeastern Europe Albania Bulgaria Greece Italy Kriti Sicilia Southwestern Europe Corse France Portugal Spain Northern America Eastern Canada New Brunswick Ontario Québec Mexico Mexico Central Mexico Gulf Mexico Northeast Mexico Northwest Mexico Southeast Mexico Southwest North-Central U.S.A. Illinois Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Oklahoma South Dakota Wisconsin Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut Indiana Maine Masachusettes Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode I. Vermont West Virginia Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado Idaho Oregon Washington South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico Texas Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama Arkansas Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona California Nevada Utah Western Canada British Columbia Southern America Brazil Brazil North Brazil Northeast Brazil South Brazil Southeast Brazil West-Central Caribbean Aruba Bahamas Bermuda Cuba Dominican Republic Jamaica Leeward Is. Netherlands Antilles Puerto Rico Trinidad-Tobago Venezuelan Antilles Windward Is. Central America Belize Central American Pacific Is. Costa Rica Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panamá Northern South America Venezuela Southern South America Argentina Northeast Argentina Northwest Paraguay Uruguay Western South America Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Galápagos Peru Introduced into Africa Middle Atlantic Ocean St.Helena Western Indian Ocean Mauritius Réunion Antarctic Subantarctic Islands Tristan da Cunha Asia-Temperate China China North-Central Eastern Asia Japan Taiwan Asia-Tropical Indo-China Cambodia Vietnam Malesia Jawa Papuasia New Guinea Australasia Australia New South Wales New Zealand New Zealand North Europe Eastern Europe Ukraine Middle Europe Austria Belgium Germany Hungary Poland Pacific North-Central Pacific Hawaii Southern America Brazil Acre Amapí Amazonas Parí Rondônia Roraima Tocantins Alagoas Bahia Ceará Maranh Paraába Pernambuco Piauá Rio Grande do Norte Sergipe Rio Grande do Sul Espirito Santo Minas Gerais Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Brazilia Distrito Federal Goiás Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul

Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya Tanzania Uganda Macaronesia Azores Canary Is. Cape Verde Madeira Northeast Tropical Africa Chad Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Somalia Sudan Northern Africa Algeria Egypt Libya Tunisia South Tropical Africa Angola Malawi Mozambique Zambia Zimbabwe Southern Africa Botswana Cape Provinces Caprivi Strip Free State KwaZulu-Natal Lesotho Namibia Northern Provinces Swaziland West Tropical Africa Benin Burkina Gambia | The Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi Cabinda Cameroon Central African Republic Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon Gulf of Guinea Is. Rwanda Zaire Western Indian Ocean Comoros Madagascar Asia-Temperate Arabian Peninsula Yemen Caucasus North Caucasus Transcaucasus Western Asia Afghanistan Iran Iraq Turkey Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh India Nepal Pakistan West Himalaya Europe Southeastern Europe Albania Bulgaria Greece Italy Kriti Sicilia Southwestern Europe Corse France Portugal Spain Northern America Eastern Canada New Brunswick Ontario Québec Mexico Mexico Central Mexico Gulf Mexico Northeast Mexico Northwest Mexico Southeast Mexico Southwest North-Central U.S.A. Illinois Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Oklahoma South Dakota Wisconsin Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut Indiana Maine Masachusettes Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode I. Vermont West Virginia Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado Idaho Oregon Washington South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico Texas Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama Arkansas Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona California Nevada Utah Western Canada British Columbia Southern America Brazil Brazil North Brazil Northeast Brazil South Brazil Southeast Brazil West-Central Caribbean Aruba Bahamas Bermuda Cuba Dominican Republic Jamaica Leeward Is. Netherlands Antilles Puerto Rico Trinidad-Tobago Venezuelan Antilles Windward Is. Central America Belize Central American Pacific Is. Costa Rica Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panamá Northern South America Venezuela Southern South America Argentina Northeast Argentina Northwest Paraguay Uruguay Western South America Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Galápagos Peru Introduced into Africa Middle Atlantic Ocean St.Helena Western Indian Ocean Mauritius Réunion Antarctic Subantarctic Islands Tristan da Cunha Asia-Temperate China China North-Central Eastern Asia Japan Taiwan Asia-Tropical Indo-China Cambodia Vietnam Malesia Jawa Papuasia New Guinea Australasia Australia New South Wales New Zealand New Zealand North Europe Eastern Europe Ukraine Middle Europe Austria Belgium Germany Hungary Poland Pacific North-Central Pacific Hawaii Southern America Brazil Acre Amapí Amazonas Parí Rondônia Roraima Tocantins Alagoas Bahia Ceará Maranh Paraába Pernambuco Piauá Rio Grande do Norte Sergipe Rio Grande do Sul Espirito Santo Minas Gerais Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Brazilia Distrito Federal Goiás Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul

Data confidenceAdat megbízhatóság: medium

SynonymsSzinonimák

  • Chlorocyperus aureus (K.Richt.) Palla
  • Chlorocyperus aureus (K.Richt.) Palla ex Kneuck.
  • Chlorocyperus esculentus (L.) Palla, 1900