PLANTS Profile for Kyllinga (spikesedge)

Name Search
name search type enter a search name
	State Search
	Advanced Search
	Search Help


	Alternative Crops
	Characteristics
	Classification
	Cover Crops
	Culturally Significant
	Distribution Update
	Documentation
	Fact Sheets & Plant Guides
	Introduced, Invasive, and Noxious Plants
	Links
	Threatened & Endangered
	Wetland Indicator Status



	40,000+ Plant Images
	Submit Your Digital Images



	Complete PLANTS Checklist
	State PLANTS Checklist
	Advanced Search Download
	Symbols for Unknown Plants
	NRCS State GSAT Lists
	NRCS State Plants Lists



	Crop Nutrient Tool
	Ecological Site Information System
	PLANTS Identification Keys
	Plant Materials Web Site
	Plant Materials Publications
	USDA Plant Hardiness Map

Printer-Friendly

PLANTS Profile

Kyllinga Rottb.
spikesedge

Symbol:

KYLLI2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

Images:
Kyllinga Rottb.

See all the Kyllinga thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery

Distribution:
Kyllinga Rottb.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Kyllinga Rottb.

View 38 genera in Cyperaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb.. . Image Available.

Kyllinga brevifolia
shortleaf spikesedge

Distribution of Kyllinga gracillima Miq.. .

Kyllinga gracillima
pasture spikesedge

Distribution of Kyllinga nemoralis (J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel. .

Kyllinga nemoralis
whitehead spikesedge

Distribution of Kyllinga odorata Vahl. .

Kyllinga odorata
fragrant spikesedge

Distribution of Kyllinga pumila Michx.. . Image Available.

Kyllinga pumila
low spikesedge

Distribution of Kyllinga squamulata Thonn. ex Vahl. .

Kyllinga squamulata
Asian spikesedge

Distribution of Kyllinga tibialis Ledeb.. .

Kyllinga tibialis
Peruvian spikesedge

Distribution of Kyllinga vaginata Lam.. .

Kyllinga vaginata
Carribean island spikesedge

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Kyllinga Rottb.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus	Kyllinga Rottb. – spikesedge

More Accounts and Images:
Kyllinga Rottb.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 500363.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Related Web Sites:
Kyllinga Rottb.

USDA NRCS-Wetland Monocot Keys for the U.S.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 08:39 PM CDT