Difference between revisions of "Kyllinga pumila"
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Latest revision as of 21:40, 5 November 2020
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.
Phenology: Fruiting summer.
Habitat: Damp grasslands, shorelines, ditches, lawns, gardens
Elevation: 0–200 m
Distribution
Ala., Ark., Del., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kans., Ky., La., Md., Miss., Mo., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., W.Va., Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, Africa.
Discussion
Selected References
None.