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Pest identification and confirmation—Nutsedge rhizomes

Nutsedges are perennial weeds that superficially resemble grasses. Nutsedges grow mainly from tubers or "nutlets" formed on rhizomes, mostly in the upper foot of soil. Leaves are V-shaped in cross section and arranged in sets of three at the base. Stems are triangular in cross section. Tubers of yellow nutsedge are produced singly; purple nutsedge tubers are produced in chains, several on a single rhizome.

Read more about nutsedges on the Nutsedges Weed Gallery page.

Yellow nutsedge tubers
Yellow nutsedge tubers
Inflorescence
Inflorescence		 Young plant
Young plant

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