Chufa Flatsedge, Cyperus esculentus, is a common ornamental grass found all over the world. It has a high content of vitamin E making it great for your skin. The tubers can be harvested all year and can be eaten or turned into a beverage.

Chufa Flatsedge Sources:

Audubon Guides Box Set – Birds, Tree, Wildflowers & Mammals. Computer Software.Green Mountain Digital. Version: 2.3. Web. Jul 10, 2014.

Moerman Daniel E., Native American Ethnobotany, Portland: Timber Press. 1998. Print. pg. 190

Peterson, Lee Allen. The Peterson Field Guide Series; A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants; Eastern and Central North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1977. Print. pg. 230-231

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