Saiparesi / Jointed Flatsedge
Kyllinga brevifolia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- June-February
How to identify Saiparesi
Identify Saiparesi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Jointed creeping rhizome.
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Cyperaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Saiparesi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Kyllinga brevifolia
- Genus
- Kyllinga
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Marshy areas, wastelands and roadsides
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Ladakh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Goa, Odisha, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Manipur, Haryana, Puducherry, Mizoram, Chandigarh
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-February
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Cyperaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish“Cyperus brevifolius is a species of sedge known by several common names, including shortleaf spikesedge, green kyllinga, perennial greenhead sedge, and kyllinga weed.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Saiparesi itself; the rest are typical of the Cyperaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- साइपरेसी saiparesi
- Telugu
- సైపరేసి
- Malayalam
- സൈപറേസീ
About Saiparesi
Jointed Flatsedge (Kyllinga brevifolia) is a herb in the Cyperaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand and 30 other states. It grows in marshy areas, wastelands and roadsides. Flowering and fruiting run from June to February.
Cyperaceae
Sedge family
Saiparesi belongs to the Cyperaceae family.
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