Green Kyllinga

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• Scientific Name: Kyllinga brevifolia Rpttb.

Green kyllinga produces a single simple seedhead

Green kyllinga spreads by reddish-purple rhizomes

Green kyllinga seedhead compared to cockscomb kyllinga seed head (pictured on right)

• Common Names: Green Kyllinga, Perennial kyllinga

• Climatic Zone: Subtropical, Tropical

• Geographic Distribution: Africa, East Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Photosynthetic Apparatus: C4

• Major Identifying Characteristic: Triangular stem in cross section. Seedhead and presence of rhizomes.