Low Spikesedge (Cyperus hortensis)
Description
Kyllinga pumila, Herbs, annual, cespitose, not rhizomatous. Culms (5-)15-30(-55) cm, smooth. Leaves flat to V-shaped, 4-20(-30) cm - 1.5-3(-3.6) mm. Inflorescences: spikes 1-3, pale greenish, (3-)5-8(-11) - 5-7 mm; bracts (3-) 4(-5), horizontal to ascending at 30-, flat, (1-)3-10(-22) cm - 1-2.5(-3) mm. Spikelets 50-150, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, (1.9-)2.4-2.8(-3.8) - 0.6-0.9 mm; floral scales pale brownish to transparent, midvein not winged, laterally 2-3(-4)-veined, ovate, (1.8-)2.2-3.1(-3.4) - 1-1.7 mm; stamens 2; anthers elliptic, (0.2-)0.3-0.4 mm; style 0.5-0.8 mm; stigmas 0.5-0.9 mm. Achenes light brown, stipitate, oblong, 1-1.2(-1.4) - 0.5-0.6(-0.7) mm, base cuneate to rounded, stipe to 0.1 mm, apex subtruncate, apiculate, finely papillose.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Poales
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Family: Cyperaceae
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Genus: Cyperus
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