General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Plant Height: 12 - 48 inches
Fruit: Other: 3/4 inch single seeded achenes are brown to black in color with gray lines.
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Russet
Other: Reddish brown to Purplish spikelets.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Will Naturalize
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Miscellaneous: Monoecious
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Purple Nutsedge
  • Nut Grass
  • Coco-Grass
  • Java Grass
  • Tiririca

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Location: my yard
Date: 2016-09-05

photo credit: Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India

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