Bearded nutsedge (Cyperus aristatus)

Family: Cyperaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Cyperus aristatus is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.5 m (5ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 8. The seeds ripen from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist or wet soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Tuber - raw or cooked. A starchy flavour. — Tuber - raw or cooked.; A starchy flavour.

Habitat & North American Range

Wet places in valleys and lowland all over N. America. A cosmopolitan plant, it is not found at high latitudes. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)