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Cyperaceae

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus L.

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsNot sure
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Nutgrass: Nutgrass - Cyperus rotundus . Considered a pest plant. Photographed by myself with Fuji FinePix 2650, on Dec. 9, 2005.
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Rickjpelleg assumed, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (58)
ace
Keunue
Afrikaans
Rooiuintjie
anp
मोथा
Arabic
سعد مستدير, زبل المعيز, سعد الحمار, سقيط
Armenian
Դուն կլոր
arz
سعد مستدير
azb
گیرده توپالاق
Azerbaijani
Girdə topalaq
Bambara
Ntolanin
ban
Padang teki
Bangla
মুথা, একধরনের বহু বর্ষজীবী ঘাস জাতীয় উদ্ভিদ
Bulgarian
Закръглен циперус
Burmese
နွားမြေရင်း
Cantonese
香附
Catalan
Serrana rodona
Chinese
香附子, 莎草, 香头草, 香附, 香附子*(莎草）, 金门莎草
Czech
Šáchor hlíznatý
dag
Kulsaa
English
Nutgrass, Nut-grass, Coco grass, Common nut sedge, Purple nutsedge, Red nutgrass
ff
Woƴre
Finnish
Ruskosädekaisla
French
Souchet Rond
gor
Bulili
Greek
Κύπειρος ο στρογγυλός
Haitian Creole
Afyo
Hebrew
גומא הפקעים
Hindi
मोथा
Indonesian
Teki ladang
Japanese
ハマスゲ, コウブシ, ムスタ, 香附子
Javanese
Teki
Kannada
ಜೇಕಿನ ಗಡ್ಡೆ
Kazakh
Саламалейкум
lah
ڈیلا
Macedonian
Клубенест смолец, Округол смолец
mad
Muttha, Mottha
Malay
Rumput halia hitam
Malayalam
മുത്തങ്ങ, Nut grass, മുത്ത
Marathi
नागरमोथा, लव्हाळा
mzn
کرگ چنگلی
nan
Thó͘-hiuⁿ
Nepali
मोथे
pam
Mutâ, Muta
Persian
اویارسلام
Punjabi
ਮੋਥਾ
pwn
Ljaqudraqudras
Russian
Сыть круглая
shn
ယႃႈၵႆႇတေႃႇႁွမ်
Sinhala
කලාඳුරු
Spanish
Chufa morada, Chufa purpura, Chufa púrpura, Corocito, Juncia real
Sundanese
Teki
Tamil
கோரை, கோரைக் கிழங்கு
tcy
ಭದ್ರ ಮುಷ್ಥಿ
Telugu
తుంగ గడ్డి
Thai
แห้วหมู
Tongan
Pakopako
Uzbek
Salomalaykum
Vietnamese
Củ gấu, Cỏ cú
za
Gocidmou

Synonyms

  • Chlorocyperus rotundus (L.) Palla
  • Cyperus agrestis Willd. ex Spreng. & Link
  • Cyperus badius var. inconspicuus (Nyman) Nyman
  • Cyperus bicolor Vahl
  • Cyperus bulbosostoloniferus Miq.
  • Cyperus comosus Sm.
  • Cyperus elongatus Sieber ex Kunth
  • Cyperus herbicavus Melliss
  • Cyperus hexastachyos Rottb.
  • Cyperus hildra Poir.
  • Cyperus hydra Michx.
  • Cyperus inconspicuus Gennari
  • Cyperus laevissimus Steud.
  • Cyperus leptostachyus Griff.
  • Cyperus longus Boeckeler
  • Cyperus merkeri C.B.Clarke
  • Cyperus micreilema Steud.
  • Cyperus nubicus C.B.Clarke
  • Cyperus ochreoides Steud.
  • Cyperus officinalis Nees ex Godr.
  • Cyperus oliganthus Gand.
  • Cyperus olivaris O.Targ.Tozz.
  • Cyperus olivaris var. brevibracteatus Le Grand
  • Cyperus pallescens Poir.
  • Cyperus pallescens Boiss.
  • Cyperus patulus M.Bieb.
  • Cyperus platystachys Cherm.
  • Cyperus procerulus Nees
  • Cyperus proteinolepis Boeckeler
  • Cyperus pseudovariegatus Boeckeler
  • Cyperus purpureovariegatus Boeckeler
  • Cyperus radicosus Sm.
  • Cyperus rotundus f. comosus (Sm.) Kük.
  • Cyperus rotundus f. contractus Kük.
  • Cyperus rotundus f. depallescens Ekman & Kük.
  • Cyperus rotundus f. inconspicuus (Nyman) Kük.
  • Cyperus rotundus f. latifolius Kük.
  • Cyperus rotundus f. latimarginatus Kük.
  • Cyperus rotundus subsp. brevibracteatus (Le Grand) M.Laínz
  • Cyperus rotundus subsp. comosus (Sm.) K.Richt.

and 37 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.