Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Cyperus esculentus L.

Origin: native & introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Cyperus esculenta, Cyperus phymatodes (Muhl.)

Common names:

Amandes de terre (1900?, French) (158)

Chufa (1895-1949) (2, 109, 138, 155, 158)

Chufa flatsedge (1942-Present) (50, 155)

Earth-almond [Earth almond] (1900?-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Earth-nut (1900?) (158)

Edible galingale (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Galingale (1912, IN) (62)

Ground almond (1900?) (158)

Northern nut-grass [Northern nut grass] (1913-1937) (80, 122)

Nut-grass [Nut grass] (1897-1929?) (145, 152, 157, 158)

Rush-nut [Rush nut] (1900?-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Souchet comestible (1900?, French) (158)

Straw-sedge [Straw sedge] (1903) (66)

Tiger-nut (1923) (156)

Yellow nut-grass [Yellow nut grass] (1907-1912) (5, 62, 72, 156)

Yellow nut-sedge [Yellow nutsedge] (1977) (3)