Cyperus hortensis

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Family:CYPERACEAE
Species:Cyperus hortensis (Salzm.) Dorr
Common Name:Low Spikesedge; Slender Leaf Spikesedge; Annual Greenhead Sedge
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Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACW (NWI)
References:Dorr, L.J. 2014. Flora of Guaramacal (Venezuela): Monocotyledons. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 100:1-289. Carter, R., R.L. Mears, R.H. Goddard, & C.T. Bryson. 2016. Cyperus richardii (Cyperaceae) new to Florida, U.S.A. and the Western Hemisphere. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 10:191-200. Delahoussaye, A.J. & J.W. Thieret. 1967. Cyperus subgenus Kyllinga (Cyperaceae) in the continental United States. Sida 3:128-136.
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyCYPERACEAE - Sedge family
Genus Cyperus
Species Cyperus hortensis (Salzm.) Dorr - Low Spikesedge; Slender Leaf Spikesedge; Annual Greenhead Sedge

Citation

Citation Cyperus hortensis (Salzmann) Dorr, Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 100: 62. 2014.
Basionym: Kyllinga hortensis Salzm. 1849.
Type: BRAZIL: Bahia: Without locality, 1834, Salzmann s.n. (holotype: P).

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Kyllinga brevifolia var. robusta Kyllinga brevifolia Rottbøll, var. robusta (Boeckeler) H. Pfeiffer, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 27: 96. 1929, nom. illegit..Kyllinga robusta Boeckeler 1868; Kyllinga caespitosa Nees von Esenbeck, var. major Nees von Esenbeck 1842.. 
Cyperus densicaespitosus Cyperus densicaespitosus Mattfeld & Kükenthal, in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4(Heft 101): 597. 1936.Kyllinga pumila Michaux 1803. 
Cyperus densicaespitosus var. major Cyperus densicaespitosus Mattfeld & Kükenthal, var. major (Nees von Esenbeck) Kükenthal, in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4(Heft 101): 599. 1936.Kyllinga caespitosa Nees von Esenbeck, var. major Nees von Esenbeck 1842. 
Cyperus densicaespitosus var. rigidulus Cyperus densicaespitosus Mattfeld & Kükenthal, var. rigidulus (Steudel) Kükenthal, in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4(Heft 101): 599. 1936.Kyllinga rigidula Steudel 1854. 
Cyperus tenuifolius    
Hedychloe fragrans Hedychloe fragrans Rafinesque, Ann. Nat. 16. 1820, nom. illegit.Kyllinga pumila Michaux 1803. 
Kyllinga caespitosa Kyllinga caespitosa Nees von Esenbeck, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 2(1): 12. 1842. BRAZIL
Kyllinga caespitosa var. major Kyllinga caespitosa Nees von Esenbeck, var. major Nees von Esenbeck, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 2(1): 12. 1842. BRAZIL
Kyllinga flexuosa Kyllinga flexuosa Boeckeler, Beitr. Cyper. 2: 1. 1890. JAMAICA: Bellevue, 27 Jan 1888, Eggers 3753 (holotype: B).
Kyllinga laxa Kyllinga laxa Schrader ex Nees von Esenbeck, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 2(1): 14. 1842. BRAZIL: Rio de Janeiro: Sebastianopolis, s.d., Martius s.n. (holotype: M).
Kyllinga naumanniana Kyllinga naumanniana Boeckeler, Flora 62: 516. 1879.  
Kyllinga naumanniana var. tenuis Kyllinga naumanniana Boeckeler, var. tenuis Boeckeler, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 5: 89. 1884.  
Kyllinga pumila var. elatior Kyllinga pumila Michaux, var. elatior Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 132. 1837. TRINIDAD: Without data, Sieber 2 (holotype: B).
Kyllinga pumila var. humilis Kyllinga pumila Michaux, var. humilis Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 132. 1837, nom. inadmiss.Kyllinga pumila Michaux 1803. 
Kyllinga rigidula Kyllinga rigidula Steudel, Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 71. 1854.  
Kyllinga robusta Kyllinga robusta Boeckeler, Linnaea 35: 409. 1868.Kyllinga caespitosa Nees von Esenbeck, var. major Nees von Esenbeck 1842. 
Kyllinga pumila Kyllinga pumila Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 28. 1803. ILLINOIS: Without locality, Aug 1795, Michaux s.n. (holotype: P; isotype: P).
Thryocephalum pumilum Thryocephalum pumilum (Michaux) Nieuwland, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 94. 1915.Kyllinga pumila Michaux 1803. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chilton, Clarke, Clay, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, DeKalb, Elmore, Etowah, Geneva, Hale, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lee, Madison, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1879 - 1981

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA000022018 Pike 17 Nov 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14272		 AUA
Kyllinga Pumila Michx.
USAM000004671 Baldwin 15 Nov 1980 LeLong, Michel G.
11875		 USAM
Cyperus tenuifolius (Steud.) Dandy
TROY000010492 Butler 27 Jul 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16761		 TROY
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
AUA000029393 Covington 22 Oct 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
4530		 AUA
Kyllinga Pumila Michx.
USAM000004670 Baldwin 23 Aug 1980 LeLong, Michel G.
11348		 USAM
Cyperus tenuifolius (Steud.) Dandy
TROY000051698 Montgomery 05 Nov 2020 Diamond, Alvin R.
29524		 TROY
Cyperus hortensis (Salzm. ex Steud.)Dorr
UWAL0009257 Hale 26 Sep 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6175		 UWAL
Cyperus hortensis (Salzmann ex Steudel) Dorr
UNA00057156 Randolph 16 Sep 1986 Nixon, Christopher F.
2923		 UNA
Kyllinga pumila Michx.
JSU112788 Houston 9 Oct 1994 MacDonald, John R.
7900		 JSU
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
UWAL0002327 Conecuh 27 Oct 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13081		 UWAL
Cyperus hortensis (Salzmann ex Steudel) Dorr
UNA00002691 Mobile 01 Sep 1879 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Kyllinga pumila Michx.
UWAL0051869 Madison 04 Oct 2020 England, J. Kevin
11303		 UWAL
Cyperus hortensis (Salzm. & Steud.) Dorr
AUA_ACC_56454 Crenshaw 3 Sep 1995 Diamond, Alvin R.
9899		 AUA
Kyllinga Pumila Michx.
UNA00002686 Talladega s.d. Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Kyllinga pumila Michx.
JSU112795 Marshall 30 Sep 1995 Spaulding, Daniel D.
7377		 JSU
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
AUA000022014 Lee 13 Aug 1950 Cunningham, Hugh B.
 AUA
Kyllinga Pumila Michx.
JSU112793 Madison 15 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6985		 JSU
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
UNA00002662 St. Clair 23 Oct 1977 Bradshaw, Dwight K.
216		 UNA
Kyllinga pumila Michx.
TROY000010495 Pike 17 Nov 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14272		 TROY
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
JSU112783 Clarke 13 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18885		 JSU
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
TROY000010489 Barbour 16 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15965		 TROY
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
JSU112785 Clay 18 Aug 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
3229		 JSU
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
UNA00002677 Tuscaloosa 07 Sep 1981 Lynch, Jan
9		 UNA
Kyllinga pumila Michx.
USAM000004666 Baldwin 15 Nov 1980 LeLong, Michel G.
11875		 USAM
Cyperus tenuifolius (Steud.) Dandy
UWAL0036076 Blount 28 Aug 2014 Anderson, Kelly
665		 UWAL
Cyperus hortensis (Salz. ex Steud) Dorr
JSU112787 Etowah 28 Aug 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
3284		 JSU
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
TROY000029318 Crenshaw 25 Aug 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20907		 TROY
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
UWAL0044258 Baldwin 30 Jun 2007 Larsen, Harry S.
1618		 UWAL
Cyperus hortensis (Salzm. ex Steud.) Dorr
UWAL0050451 Autauga 20 Jul 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
985		 UWAL
Cyperus hortensis (Salzm. ex Steud.) Dorr
AUA000022015 Lee 29 Jun 1966 Bozarth, Gene A.
 AUA
Kyllinga Pumila Michx.
UNA00002681 Lee 10 Oct 1896 Earle, Franklin S.
s.n.		 UNA
Kyllinga pumila Michx.
TROY000029458 Shelby 18 Oct 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12764		 TROY
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
AUA000022019 Shelby 25 Sep 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1887		 AUA
Kyllinga Pumila Michx.
UWAL0003340 Butler 04 Sep 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19886		 UWAL
Cyperus hortensis (Salzmann ex Steudel) Dorr
USAM000004668 Mobile 15 Sep 1976 LeLong, Michel G.
9482		 USAM
Cyperus tenuifolius (Steud.) Dandy
TROY000010494 Geneva 27 Oct 1999 MacDonald, John R.
13709		 TROY
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
UNA00002697 Shelby 24 Sep 1978 Davenport, Lawrence J.
910		 UNA
Kyllinga pumila Michx.
JSU112789 Jackson 30 Aug 1997 Ballard, J. Mark
7420		 JSU
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
JSU112782 Calhoun 17 Aug 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
979		 JSU
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
TROY000049323 Autauga 20 Jul 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
984		 TROY
Cyperus hortensis (Salzm. ex Steud.) Dorr
UWAL0033099 Houston 03 Dec 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
27098		 UWAL
Cyperus hortensis (Salzmann ex Steudel) Dorr
TROY000010493 Geneva 08 Nov 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18620		 TROY
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
JSU112797 Monroe 12 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18568		 JSU
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
UNA00002687 Tuscaloosa 27 Jul 1957 Hancock, Kenneth F.
s.n.		 UNA
Kyllinga pumila Michx.
TROY000025342 Conecuh 30 Oct 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20381		 TROY
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
UWAL0033991 Clay 10 Oct 2016 Keener, Brian R.
9866		 UWAL
Cyperus hortensis (Salzmann ex Steudel) Dorr
AUA000022017 Pike 21 Oct 1994 Diamond, Alvin R.
9439		 AUA
Kyllinga Pumila Michx.
USAM000004669 Mobile 01 Oct 1976 LeLong, Michel G.
9552		 USAM
Cyperus tenuifolius (Steud.) Dandy
TROY000010491 Butler 02 Sep 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16853		 TROY
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
AUA000037578 Lee 28 Sep 2019 Schotz, Alfred
CSP-559		 AUA
Cyperus Hortensis (Salzm. Ex Steud.) Dorr
AUA000040702 Cullman Sep 1941 Morgan, M.
 AUA
Cyperus Hortensis (Salzm. Ex Steud.) Dorr
JSU112794 Madison 15 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6985		 JSU
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
UNA00002662 St. Clair 23 Oct 1977 Bradshaw, Dwight K.
216		 UNA
Kyllinga pumila Michx.
TROY000033543 Barbour 01 Oct 2011 Dykes, Bailee
173		 TROY
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
JSU112790 Jackson 14 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6946		 JSU
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
TROY000044499 Conecuh 27 Oct 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13081		 TROY
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
AUA000022011 Barbour 16 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15965		 AUA
Kyllinga Pumila Michx.
USAM000004667 Baldwin 15 Nov 1980 LeLong, Michel G.
11875		 USAM
Cyperus tenuifolius (Steud.) Dandy
UNA00002692 Chilton 15 Sep 1979 Wiersema, John H.
1296		 UNA
Kyllinga pumila Michx.
JSU112798 Shelby 11 Oct 1997 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10220		 JSU
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
TROY000029651 Houston 22 Oct 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
21090		 TROY
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
ALNHS00004426 Mobile 26 Aug 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2754		 ALNHS
Cyperus hortensis (Salzmann) Dorr
AUA000022013 Elmore 7 Sep 1965 Kral, Robert
25979		 AUA
Kyllinga Pumila Michx.
UNA00002667 Wilcox 27 Sep 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6970		 UNA
Kyllinga pumila Michx.
JSU142304 Baldwin 05 Nov 2009 Barger, T. Wayne
Perd-654		 JSU
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
UWAL0003341 Crenshaw 25 Aug 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20907		 UWAL
Cyperus hortensis (Salzmann ex Steudel) Dorr
JSU112799 Talladega 15 Oct 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
5246		 JSU
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
UNA00002677 Tuscaloosa 7 Sep 1981 Lynch, Jan
9		 UNA
Kyllinga pumila Michx.
UWAL0019316 Pickens 09 Aug 1989 Kral, Robert
76929		 UWAL
Cyperus hortensis (Salzmann ex Steudel) Dorr
JSU112786 Etowah 27 Aug 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
3257		 JSU
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
TROY000043879 Houston 03 Dec 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
27098		 TROY
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
UWAL0042478 Bullock 26 Aug 2017 Horne, Howard E.
4139		 UWAL
Cyperus hortensis (Salzmann ex Steudel) Dorr
UWAL0042472 Bullock 27 Aug 2017 Horne, Howard E.
4157		 UWAL
Cyperus hortensis (Salzmann ex Steudel) Dorr
AUA000022016 Lee 2 Oct 1971 Boone, Allison
313B		 AUA
Kyllinga Pumila Michx.
UNA00066287 Butler 27 Jul 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16761		 UNA
Kyllinga pumila Michx.
TROY000036106 Hale 26 Sep 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6175		 TROY
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
JSU112791 Jackson 14 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6946		 JSU
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
UWAL0051767 Clay 21 Aug 2018 Spaulding, Daniel D.
15602		 UWAL
Cyperus hortensis (Salzm. & Steud.) Dorr
UWAL0003342 Shelby 18 Oct 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12764		 UWAL
Cyperus hortensis (Salzmann ex Steudel) Dorr
JSU112796 Marshall 2 Aug 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2529		 JSU
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
UNA00002682 DeKalb 16 Oct 1954 Harper, Roland M.
4315		 UNA
Kyllinga pumila Michx.
JSU112792 Jefferson 2 Nov 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
1253		 JSU
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
JSU112781 Calhoun 30 Jul 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
891		 JSU
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
TROY000049320 Autauga 28 Jun 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
963		 TROY
Cyperus hortensis (Salzm. ex Steud.) Dorr
UWAL0050186 Autauga 28 Jun 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
963		 UWAL
Cyperus hortensis (Salzm. ex Steud.) Dorr
TROY000010490 Butler 08 Oct 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18494		 TROY
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
JSU112784 Clarke 13 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18873		 JSU
Kyllinga pumila Michaux
ALNHS00000100 Houston 09 Oct 1994 MacDonald, J.R.
7900		 ALNHS
Kyllinga pumila Michx.
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