Keel of glumes not spinulose, apex without a mucro or sometimes with a strict mucro. Kyllinga nemoralis, the white water sedge or whitehead spikesedge, is a plant species in the. Rhizomes slender, long creeping, clothed with brown, membranous scales, internodes 12. Leaf essential oil composition of kyllinga brevifolia rottb. Combine multiple pdf files into one pdf, try foxit pdf merge tool online free and easy to use. Every year in august and september i start to see this grass or weed. Green kyllinga is primarily a weed of turfgrass and lawns that is usually found in damp or wet areas. The weed is a perennial sedge from rhizomes that is capable of forming dense infestations. Kyllinga brevifolia is a species of sedge known by several common names, including shortleaf spikesedge, green kyllinga, perennial greenhead sedge, and kyllinga weed. Kyllinga brevifolia is a species of sedge known by several common names, including shortleaf. Growing in amazon article in journal of essential oil research 206. Kyllinga brevifolia kylbroverview eppo global database.
Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Kyllinga, green kyllinga brevifolia green kyllinga is a matforming perennial sedge with dark green leaves and stems. Volatiles from aerial parts and rhizomes of kyllinga. Green kyllinga, kyllinga brevifolia, is a weedy sedge that is becoming a major problem in turf and ornamental plantings in california. Volatiles from aerial parts and rhizomes of kyllinga brevifolia rottb. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location. Show all show tabs shortleaf spikesedge general information. Kyllinga,green nutsedge,purple 1 sedge,annual kyllinga,falsegreen nutsedge,yellow sedge,globe sedge,cylindric woodsorrel,yellow blackmedic buto nw ed,v irg 1 buttercups carolinageranium carpetweed chickweed,common chickweed,mousear cinquefoil clover crabgrasslargeandsmooth creepingbeggarweed crownvetch cudweed dandelion dock,curly dogfennel. If you have any comments about the site or the pictures, good or bad, wed like to hear from you. We are seeing and hearing about increasing problems with green and false kyllinga. Pdf taxonomic changes in c4 cyperus cypereae, cyperoideae. Traditional chinese medicinefrom kadsura ananosma to kyllinga brevifolia. Kyllinga brevifolia is a herbaceous, perennial plant with culms of grasslike leaves frowing from a long, slender rhizome creeping horizontally under or close to the ground surface. Green kyllinga and false green kyllinga are very similar in appearance, and both are referred to as green kyllinga.
Pdf falsegreen kyllinga kyllinga gracillima control. This species has a subcosmopolitan distribution, occurring throughout central, southern and eastern africa. Kyllinga control nutsedge homeowners water university texas. This is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing one to several erect stems to heights up to about half a meter, often much shorter. Green kyllinga, shortleaf spikesedge missouri state university. Battling green and false kyllinga in new jersey turfs. Traditional chinese medicinefrom kadsura ananosma to. Rhizomes slender, long creeping, clothed with brown, membranous. Weed identification guide doityourself pest control. Perennial green kyllinga kyllinga brevifolia is a matforming perennial with reddish to purple rhizomes. Identification of sedge and sedgelike weeds in florida citrus. Interactions between plant extracts and cell viability. Coriandrum sativum, glebionis coronaria, kyllinga brevifolia and tradescantia zebrina using 34, 5dimethylthiazol2yl2,5diphenyltetrazolium bromide mtt and neutral red uptake nru assays. General information about kyllinga brevifolia kylbr western asia, indian subcontinent, china, japan, korea, southeast asia, tropical africa, madagascar, north.
Battling green and false kyllinga in new jersey turfs plant. The horses will not eat it since it has a spike bloom. Cyperus subgenus kyllinga cyperaceae in the continental united states. Hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, ethanol, methanol and water extracts were obtained for each plant by sequential solvent extraction. A homeowners guide herbicide selection for warmseason. Green kyllinga perennial kyllinga brevifolia rottb. Our horse pastures are being taken over by a dark green grass which is called kyllinga spelling. Cyperus brevifolia cyperaceae shortleaf spikesedge, green. Green kyllinga green kyllinga flower tuft green kyllinga another new lawn weed by gil medeiros, fairfax master gardener in 1978 i started maintaining my lawn here in fairfax county. Toxicity evaluation of white spike head kyllinga nemoralis using brine. Cyperaceae sedge family mature, flowering plants mature, flowering plants mature, flowering plants globelike inflorescences with 3 leaves underneath inflorescences. The plants database includes the following 8 species of kyllinga.
Abstract the sedge genera alinula, ascolepis, kyllinga, lipocarpha, pycreus. Merge pdf online combine pdf files for free foxit software. They are native to tropical and warm temperate areas of the world, especially tropical africa. Please try another search the global invasive species database was developed and is managed by the invasive species specialist group issg of the species survival commission ssc of the international union for conservation of nature iucn. Current accessions in the cyperaceae subfamily cyperoideae tribe cariceae carex pendula. Acute toxicity and general pharmacological effect on. Green kyllinga has been reported as a weed problem from florida across the southeastern united states into arizona, california, and hawaii. Control of green and falsegreen kyllinga kyllinga brevifolia and k. Kyllinga brevifolia nemoralis earth medicine institute. Kyllinga brevifolia wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre.
The genus kyllinga consists of about 40 species that are distributed worldwide in subtropical and warm temperate regions. Eddmaps distribution this map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. This weed may be found from rhode island south to florida, and west to texas. Kyllinga brevifolia boeckeler common names mullumbimbycouch in language. Kyllinga oligostachya boeckeler kyllinga pumilio steud. Keep out of reach of children net contents 1 pint 473 ml caution 070 contains 0. Nutsedge plants are typically larger and more interspersed in turfgrass than kyllinga plants and are commonly found in plant beds, ditch banks, and lowlying wet areas. Yellow nutsedge cyperus esculentus, purple nutsedge cyperus rotundus, green kyllinga kyllinga brevifolia and falsegreen kyllinga kyllinga gracillima are the primary species found in tennessee.
Weed identification guide new leaf community garden. Decoction of a fistful of whole plants complete with roots and rhizomes. It is native to tropical areas in the americas but it can be found in warm regions around the world where it is an introduced species. Pdf leaf essential oil composition of kyllinga brevifolia. All sedges and kyllingas are perennial plants that are troublesome to manage and control in a. The chinese call kyllinga shui wu gong and use it for common colds, bronchitis, malaria, arthritis, and injuries. Plants profile for kyllinga brevifolia shortleaf spikesedge. Scientific name common name status fleppc fdacs irc fnai phlebodium aureum golden polypody native s g5 pleopeltis polypodioides resurrection fern native s g5. Analgesic activity of extracts of kyllinga monocephala request pdf.
Nutsedge and kyllinga species university of tennessee. Acute toxicity and general pharmacological activities of the crude hydroalcoholic rhizome extract of kyllinga brevifolia rottb. Kyllinga is genus of flowering plants in the sedge family known commonly as spikesedges. Annual growth and phenology of kyllinga brevifolia. These sedges vary in morphology, growing to heights from 2 centimeters to a meter and sometimes lacking rhizomes. Brecke bj, stephenson do iv, unruh jb timing of oxadiazon and quinclorac application on newly sprigged turfgrass species. White kyllinga for rheumatoid arthritis update 17dec2014.
It appeared to be more effective than the earlier trial of infusion of the plant without roots. The most common of these has been with two species of kyllinga. Cyperus brevifolius in kew science plants of the world online. It has also very constantly, 4 equal subverticillate bracts with sometimes a fifth small one added, whereas in k.
However, green kyllinga lacks tubers unlike yellow or purple nutsedge, and rice flatsedge only has a fibrous root system, unlike any of the other species. Its seedhead is initially palegreen in color, turning brown at maturity. Weed technol article in weed technology 24februaryapril. Kyllinga, green kyllinga brevifolia kyllinga, false green kyllinga gracillima nutsedge, purple cyperus rotundus nutsedge, yellow cyperus esculentus.
Controlling weeds in the lawn was relatively simple back then. The species kyllinga brevifolia is not present yet in our archive. Identification of sedge and sedgelike weeds in florida citrus 2 leaf blade. Green kyllinga and false green kyllinga are very similar in appearance, and both are referred to as. Wild violets, ground ivy, clover, an occasional plantain, and a lonely dandelion were about all i. Kyllinga, also known as cyperus kyllinga is an interesting sedge which just never seems to quit. Although it is most problematic in turf and ornamental plantings it also inhabits ditches and landscaped areas. Leaves few, basal or nearly so, blades herbaceous, linear, shorter than or occasionally as long as the culm, 23 mm wide. Kyllinga brevifolia nees kyllinga brevifolia boeckeler ex c. The intraperitoneal ld 50 was found to be 575 mgkg. All sedges and kyllingas are perennial plants that are troublesome to manage and control in a turfgrass environment. Clarke kyllinga brevifolia diels kyllinga brevifolia schult.
Falsegreen kyllinga kyllinga gracillima control in coolseason turfgrass article pdf available in weed technology 332. Brecke bj, stephenson do iv, unruh jb timing of oxadiazon. Pdf kyllinga, a genus of neglected weeds in the continental. Kyllinga squamulata vahl is an introduced asian species widespread in florida and could readily turn up in our area. A free and open source software to merge, split, rotate and extract pages from pdf files. Kyllinga, a genus of neglected weeds in the continental united states article pdf available in weed technology 114. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 2510 with original publication details.
Taxonomy of weedy cyperus species richard carter, biology department, valdosta state university, valdosta, ga 316980015 charles t. The seedhead usually has three short leaves just below. Kyllinga polyphylla is also naturalized in tropical america, asia, australia, and pacific islands. Green kyllinga another new lawn weed fairfax gardening. Source of materia medica chinese term transliteration. Green kyllinga kyllinga brevifolia is yet another export from asia, where many useful products originate and many of our most despised weeds got their start. Crosssection of triangular stem left and threeranked leaf arrangement right of sedge and kyllinga species. Green kyllinga is a perennial sedge with narrow, grasslike leaves. New trial using the whole plant complete with roots and rhizomes. Additionally, the three distinctive leaves below the seedhead of green kyllinga helps to distinguish this weed from either yellow or purple nutsedge. Taxonomy of weedy cyperus valdosta state university. Biomass and inflorescence number of kyllinga brevifolia were surveyed in.
Rhizomes slender, long creeping, clothed with brown. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Request pdf analgesic activity of extracts of kyllinga monocephala the analgesic. These two sedges have come from relative obscurity to become major turfgrass weeds in the last 5 years in many areas of the united states. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 251217 with original publication details.