Yellow Nutsedge, Cyperus esculentus
At Yaxha, Petexbatún (Municipio de Sayaxché), and Municipio de Livingston, all the edible plants of the swamps, marshes and riverside areas are wild and native: none require monumental agricultural labor. When you walk through a wetland and see a tasty begonia.
Description
Cyperus esculentus originated in Africa and other parts of the world. For the aquatics listed in the pollen diagram (2), the Cyperaceae family includes foods such as the tubers of chufa or yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) and the roots of the Caribbean spike-rush (Eleocharis caribaea).
Author:
Nicholas Hellmuth
Date:
April 2021
Category:
Edible Plants of Wetlands
Photographers:
Nicholas Hellmuth
David Arrivillaga
María Alejandra Gutiérrez
Layout of this English Edition:
Cristina Ríos
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