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Kyllinga brevifolia
shortleaf spikesedge
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		shortleaf spikesedge
Park Synonyms:		Cyperus brevifolioides, Cyperus brevifolius

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:
Evidence:		1 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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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	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:	2/26/2016

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/5/2025 2:07:25 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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