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Kyllinga brevifolia
shortleaf spikesedge
Biscayne National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Cyperaceae, Genus Kyllinga, Species Kyllinga brevifolia


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		FL: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
American Memorial Park	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Castillo De San Marcos National Monument	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Cumberland Island National Seashore	DeSoto National Memorial
Everglades National Park	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Haleakala National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Kalaupapa National Historical Park	Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	National Park of American Samoa
Prince William Forest Park	Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park
Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site	Rock Creek Park
War in the Pacific National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	2/7/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/5/2025 3:59:28 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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