Scientific Name:	Cyperus rotundus L.	Common Name:	Nutsedge, Purple
Scientific Family:		Affiliation:	TCE, TAES, And TTU
Local Names:	Nutgrass	Common Family Name:	Sedge
Life Cycle:	Perennial >> Creeping	Growth Stage:	Flowering
Environment:	Water Ways, Sorghum Field, Roadsides, Peanut Field, Lawns, Gardens, Cotton Field, Corn Field, Commercial Vegetables	Other:	Leaves are 3-ranked and grass-like. Flower stems are 3-cornered and usually longer than the basal leaves. Inflorescence is purple. Underground tubers are oblong, covered with reddish scales and occur in chains.