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Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority

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Cyperus brevifolius<br />

(Mullumbimby Couch)<br />

Undeclared Weed<br />

Kylinga<br />

Description: Shiny green perennial sedge, 15-40 cm high.<br />

Appears in Spring, seeds in Summer and dies-back over<br />

Winter.<br />

flowers: Green knob like spikes 3-5 mm with up to 100 tiny<br />

flowers.<br />

leaves: Stiff and lanceolate, branching in threes from stem<br />

nodes.<br />

stems: Short and stiff ending in knob like florets.<br />

Note: Emerging weed of irrigated pastures. Stock will not<br />

readily graze. Smells sweet when crushed.<br />

similar Native species: Unlikely to be confused with native<br />

species.<br />

j f M A M j j A s O N D<br />

CONtROl OPtIONs VECtOR Of sPREAD<br />

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