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Nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) foliage is 'angular', for lack of
a better term. If you were to tear off a leaf from the plant, and look
at its cross section, it would appear like the letter 'w'. Nutsedge
has 3-ranked leaves, that is, leaves radiate out in 3 directions from the
stem (grasses have 2-ranked leaves).
The stem has a triangular cross-sectional shape.
Notice the new plant developing from rhizomes just above and below the
large plant.
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