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Cyperus brevifolius
Also called Globe Kyllinga, Shortleaf Spikesedge, Kyllinga, Short Leaf Flatsedge, Green Kyllinga, Kyllinga Weed, Perennial Greenhead Sedge
Mullumbimby couch is a small rhizomatous perennial sedge, usually under half a metre tall, that spreads by creeping rhizomes. It is often grown as a weed in wet, cultivated ground and irrigation ditches, and is not typically grown as an ornamental.
Cyperus brevifolius is a species of sedge known by several common names, including shortleaf spikesedge, green kyllinga, perennial greenhead sedge, and kyllinga weed. It is native to tropical areas in the Americas but it can be found in warm regions around the world where it is an introduced species. This is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing one to several erect stems to heights up to about half a meter, often much shorter. It produces tiny inflorescences of a few spikelets each which in total are less than a centimeter long. Pollens are tiny, approximately 20-30 microns in size. It is sometimes a weed in wet areas such as cultivated land and irrigation ditches.
Tapertip flatsedge · Umbrella Sedge · Jointed flatsedge · Slender flatsedge · Cyperus bulbosus · Variable flatsedge · Piedmont flatsedge · Globe flatsedge · Tall flatsedge · Yellow nutsedge · Haspan flatsedge · Smooth flatsedge
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cyperus brevifolius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
