Cyperaceae
174 edible species
Grass-like sedges with triangular stems; abundant in wetlands; includes papyrus and nutgrass species.
Giant bulrush, Greater club-rush
Edible: Roots, Tubers
Edible: Tubers, Roots
Nevada bulrush, Great basin bulrush
Edible: Root
Sea club rush, Marsh club rush, Seaside bulrush
Edible: Tuber, Rhizome, Root, Seeds
Marsh club rush, River bulrush, Kukuraho, Purua grass
Edible: Tuber, Root, Stems
Edible: Rhizomes, Root
Sea club-rush, Seaside bulrush
Edible: Root, Tuber, Stem
Bayonet grass, Alakali bullrush
Edible: Pollen, Root, Nutlets
Sea club rush
Edible: Rhizomes, Roots
Alkali bulrush
Edible: Tubers, Root
Water grass
Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Root
Edible: Seeds
Swamp sedge
Edible: Root, Seeds
Water sedge, Sitka sedge
Sand sedge
Edible: Root, Seeds
Edible: Root, Seeds
Edible: Root, Seeds
Sodomplapa
Edible: Stem
Edible: Root, Seeds
Edible: Root, Seeds
Tufted sedge
Edible: Root, Seeds, Leaves, Stems
Edible: Nutslets
Edible: Root, Seeds
Kobomugi sedge
Edible: Root, Seeds
Edible: Root, Seeds
Edible: Root, Seeds
Edible: Root, Seeds
Edible: ?
Great Pond Sedge
Edible: Root, Seeds
Bearded sedge, Beaked sedge
Edible: Root, Seeds
Edible: Seeds
Northwest Territory sedge
Edible: Root, Seeds
Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass
Edible: Leaves
Saw grass
Edible: Shoots
Edible: Rhizomes, Root, Culms, Leaves
Edible: Bulbs
Mat sedge
Edible: Tubers, Oil, Bulb, Vegetable, Root
Chesa, Chetsa
Edible: Plant - salt
Edible: Bulb
Edible: Root, Tuber
Guinea rush, Jointed flatsedge
Edible: Tubers, Root, Rhizomes
Edible: Stems, Root, Tuber
Edible: Culms
Bush onions, Onion grass, Nut grass
Edible: Bulb, Tubers, Root
Edible: Root
Edible: Leaves
Poorland flatsedge
Edible: Rhizomes, Root, Tuber
Edible: Tubers, Bulb, Root, Leaves
Ilat, Rice sedge
Edible: Tubers, Root
Edible: Rhizome, Root
Piedmont Flatsedge
Edible: Root, Tuber, Rhizome, Ash - salt
Edible: Tubers, Root
Edible: Tubers, Tubers - coffee, Root
Redroot Flatsedge
Yellow Nutsedge, Tiger nut
Edible: Tubers, Oil, Bulb, Vegetable, Root, Coffee
Edible: Ash - salt
Fendler's flatsedge
Edible: Root, Tuber
Edible: Ash - salt
Umbrella sedge
Edible: Tubers, Bulb, Corms, Root
Edible: Rhizomes, Root
Edible: Root, Bulbs
Dwarf papyrus
Edible: Tubers, Ash - salt, Root
Edible: Rhizomes, Root, Bulb
Edible: Root ?, Bulb ?
Edible: Bulb
Edible: Leaves, Tubers, Root
Edible: Pith
Smooth flatsedge
Edible: Ash - salt
Bizzibizzi, Razorgrass
Edible: Stem base
Edible: Vegetable
Galingale, Sweet galingale
Edible: Roots, Tubers, Spice, Fruit
Edible: Stems
Edible: Rhizomes, Culms, Tubers, Stems, Root
Edible: Stem
Asian spikesedge
Fragrant or rusty flatsedge
Papyrus sedge
Edible: Rhizome, Root, Culms, Stems, Shoots, Vegetable, Spice
Gicha
Edible: Stolon
Nut Grass, Purple Nutsedge
Edible: Tubers, Seeds, Roots, Rhizomes, Culms
Edible: Tubers, Culms, Root
Flatsedge
Edible: Root, Tubers
Lean flatsedge
Edible: Root, Tubers, Stem base
Edible: Stem
Edible: Stem
Awned cyperus, Bearded flatsedge
Edible: Tubers, Roots
Edible: Rhizome - flavouring, Rhizome, Root
Edible: Stem, Roots
Edible: Shoots
Boesman uintjie
Edible: Bulb, Tuber, Root
Bush onion, Yelka
Edible: Tuber, Rhizome, Root