Higher classification Sedges | Scientific name Kyllinga Rank Genus | |
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Similar Kyllinga brevifolia, Sedges, Kyllinga nemoralis, Pycreus, Fimbristylis | ||
Weed id kyllinga
Kyllinga is genus of flowering plants in the sedge family known commonly as spikesedges. They are native to tropical and warm temperate areas of the world, especially tropical Africa. These sedges vary in morphology, growing to heights from 2 centimeters to a meter and sometimes lacking rhizomes. They are closely related to Cyperus species.
The genus was named for the 17th century Danish botanist Peder Lauridsen Kylling.
Species include:
References
Kyllinga Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA