Kyllinga, false-green
| COMMON NAME: | Kyllinga, false-green | |
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| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | Kyllinga gracillima | |
| FAMILY: | Cyperaceae | |
| LIFECYCLE: | Perennial | |
| FEATURES: | Glabrous, rhizomatous perennial sedge common throughout the southeast. Globe like seedhead with leaves subtending. |
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| DESCRIPTION: | Almost indistinguishable from green kyllinga. Green kyllinga is primarily restricted to coastal or tropical environments. False-green is found more inland from Florida to Kentucky and to Connecticut. Green kyllinga produces small teeth along seed edge, false-green does not. Both are common in wet areas. |
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