Green Kyllinga

What it looks like

Fine, grass-like leaves that form dense, creeping mats. Produces small, round, pea-sized green seedheads. Unlike nutsedge, it has no underground tubers.

Often mistaken for: Nutsedge (which has wider leaves, a spikier seedhead, and underground tubers)

When it shows up in the Triangle

It's a perennial that keeps spreading through the growing season wherever soil stays moist.

Where you’ll see it

Shows up in moist or irrigated home lawns.

What you can do

• Cut back on watering frequency
• Improve drainage in soggy spots
• Avoid mowing too short, which lets it spread faster
• Keep an eye on chronically wet areas since that's where it takes hold