''Kyllinga nemoralis'', the white water sedge or whitehead spikesedge, is a plant species in the sedge family,

Cyperaceae The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' w ...

. It is found in shaded meadows, rock crevices and road sides.

Description

''Kyllinga nemoralis'' is a perennial creeping sedge spreading by means of a long-creeping

rhizome In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow hori ...

, found in shaded meadows, rock crevices and road sides. Stems erect, up to 55 cm in height, 3-angled; single flower.

References

nemoralis Plants described in 1775 {{Cyperaceae-stub