Kyllinga odorata
Enum. Pl. 2: 382. 1805.
Plants perennial, densely cespitose, rhizomatous. Culms (5–) 10–25 (–45) cm, smooth. Leaves flat to slightly folded, (6–) 10–20 (–30) cm × 2–3 (–4) mm. Inflorescences: spikes 1–3 (–4), whitish, ovoid to ellipsoid, 6–12 (–18) × 4–8 mm; bracts (2–) 3–4, horizontal, flat, (2–) 3–4, 1–7 (–9) cm × (0.5–) 1–3 (–4.5) mm. Spikelets (50–) 75–150, ovate to ovatelanceolate, (1.8–) 2.3–2.8 (–3) × 1–1.3 mm; floral scales whitish, laterally 2–3-veined, broadly ovate, 2–2.5 × (1.3–) 1.8–2.6 mm; stamens 2; anthers (0.4–) 0.6–0.8 (–1) mm; style 0.6–1 mm; stigmas 0.3–0.6 mm. Achenes reddish-brown to dark-brown, broadly ellipsoid, 1.2–1.5 × 0.7–0.8 (–0.9) mm, base whitish, stipe to 0.1 mm, apex obtuse, apiculate, puncticulate.
Phenology: Fruiting summer.
Habitat: Damp grasslands
Elevation: 0–200 m
Distribution
Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.Mex., N.C., Okla., S.C., Tex., Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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