Cyperaceae
White Water Sedge, White kyllinga, White-flowered Kyllinga, Whitehead spikesedge
Cyperus mindorensis
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
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Common names
By language (7)
- Bangla
- কিলিঙ্গা নেমোর্যালিস, সাদা কদমঘাস, সাদা নির্বিষী
- Chinese
- 单穗水蜈蚣, 單穗水蜈蚣
- English
- White Water Sedge, White kyllinga, White-flowered Kyllinga, Whitehead spikesedge, White kyllinga, White Water sedge, White-flowered kyllinga, Whitehead spike sedge, Whitehead spikesedge
- Igbo
- White Water Sedge, White kyllinga, White-flowered Kyllinga, Whitehead spikesedge
- Japanese
- オオヒメクグ
- Malayalam
- വള്ളിമുത്തങ്ങ
- Tongan
- Tuise
Synonyms
- Cyperus curvispiculosus T.Koyama
- Cyperus kyllingia f. humilis (Boeckeler) Kük.
- Cyperus kyllingia f. subtriceps (Kunth) Kük.
- Cyperus kyllingia f. tenuis (Boeckeler) Kük.
- Cyperus kyllingia var. latifolius (Boeckeler) Kük.
- Cyperus leucocephalus Hassk.
- Cyperus sesquiflorus f. latifolius (Boeckeler) Kük.
- Kyllinga cephalotes Druce
- Kyllinga curvispiculosa (T.Koyama) P.H.Hô
- Kyllinga gracilis Zoll.
- Kyllinga intermedia Seem.
- Kyllinga mindorensis Steud.
- Kyllinga monocephala Stokes
- Kyllinga monocephala var. humilis Boeckeler
- Kyllinga monocephala var. latifolia Boeckeler
- Kyllinga monocephala var. subtriceps Kunth
- Kyllinga monocephala var. tenuis Boeckeler
- Kyllinga nemoralis (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel
- Kyllinga nemoralis var. subnemoralis Wad.Khan & Sardesai
- Kyllinga planiculmis C.B.Clarke ex Cherm.
- Kyllinga planiculmis var. mucronata Cherm.
- Scirpus cephalotes Jacq.
- Thryocephalon nemorale J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May, July to December (from 226 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: celestwsx, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Aravinth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: nmoorhatch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: rebsamen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Sumit Bhowmick, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Derek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Sumit Bhowmick, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.