Cyperaceae
174 edible species
Grass-like sedges with triangular stems; abundant in wetlands; includes papyrus and nutgrass species.
Golden sand sedge
Edible: Shoots
Edible spike rush, Chinese water-chestnut
Edible: Tubers, Corms, Vegetable, Roots
Edible: Root
Wild water chestnut
Edible: Corms, Root, Vegetable
Edible: Root ?
Common Spike-Rush, Common spikerush
Edible: Sap
Edible: Tubers, Root
Tall spike rush
Edible: Stem starch, Rhizome, Root
Edible: Rhizome, Root
Tall Cotton grass
Edible: Root, Corm, Stem
Cotton grass
Edible: Root, Stem
Fringe rush
Edible: Seeds
Edible: Root
Fringe rush
Edible: Seeds
Sedge, Pond onion
Edible: Shoots, Roots
Edible: Tubers, Root, Ash - salt
Red-fruit Saw-sedge, Saw-leaf sedge
Edible: Leaf base, Seeds
Saw-sedge, Cutting grass
Edible: Leaf base, Seeds
Red-fruit Saw-sedge, Ginger nut sedge
Edible: Leaf base, Seeds
Edible: Roots - flavouring, Bulb, Preservative
Great kyllingia
Edible: Stem base, Bulb, Rhizomes - flavouring, Root
Edible: Plant - tea
Edible: Rhizome, Root, Rhizome - flavouring
Edible: Culms - flavouring
Tuahara
Edible: Pith
Edible: Tuber, Culm base, Rhizome, Root
Edible: Stem base, Bulb
Edible: Rhizomes, Root
Edible: Ash - salt, Caution
Bog bulrush, Rice bulrush
Edible: Rhizome, Root
Hardstem Bulrush
Edible: Leaves, Roots, Seeds
American bulrush
Edible: Pollen, Root, Seeds, Stem
California bullrush, Southern bulrush
Edible: Rhizome, Root, Stem
Totora
Edible: Root, Stem
Marjasina
Edible: Culm tips
Edible: Seeds, Nutslets
Great bulrush, Club-rush, Roundstem bulrush
Edible: Leaves, Pollen, Root, Seeds, Stem, Rhizomes
Edible: Seeds
River club-rushes
Edible: Rhizome, Root, Stem
Threesquare bulrush
Edible: Shoots, Rhizomes, Pollen, Seeds
Edible: Pollen, Root, Seeds, Stem
River club-rush, Soft-stemmed bulrush
Edible: Shoots, Stalks, Rhizomes, Tuber, Root
Edible: Fruit, Nutlets
Hard Stem Bulrush
Edible: Leaves, Pollen, Root, Seed, Shoots
Edible: Root
American Bulrush
Edible: Pollen, Root, Seed, Stem
Wool grass, Cottongrass Bulrush
Edible: Seeds
River Bulrush
Edible: Root, Stem
Bulrush
Edible: Leaves, Pollen, Root, Seed, Shoots, Stem
Edible: Roots, Tubers
Seaside Bulrush. Cosmopolitan Bulrush
Edible: Root, Seed
Panicled bulrush
Edible: Pollen, Root, Seeds, Stem
Nevada Bulrush
Edible: Root
Bayonet Grass
Edible: Pollen, Root
Edible: Seeds
Water Bulrush
Edible: Pollen, Root, Seed, Stem
Wood club rush
Edible: Stem base, Leaves
Edible: Seeds
Edible: Seed
Soft-Stem Bulrush
Edible: Leaves, Pollen, Root, Seed, Shoots
Glaucous Bulrush
Edible: Leaves, Pollen, Root, Seeds
Eelat
Edible: Plant
Nutrush
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit, Leaves
Edible: Leaves
Nut rush
Edible: Tips, Fruit
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Fruit - spice, Seed - spice