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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Scleria triglomerata   FAMILY Cyperaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scleria triglomerata   FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Scleria triglomerata

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)

Scleria triglomerata

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-15-002:

Scleria triglomerata   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Scleria triglomerata

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Scleria triglomerata

 

COMMON NAME:
Tall Nutrush, Stone-rush, Whip Nutrush


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image of Scleria triglomerata, Tall Nutrush, Stone-rush, Whip Nutrush

JK Marlow    jkm150822_857

August    Oconee County    SC

Brasstown Creek Heritage Preserve

Leaves hairless, grasslike, upper leaf blades folded and keeled, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).

image of Scleria triglomerata, Tall Nutrush, Stone-rush, Whip Nutrush

JK Marlow    jkm230808_4783

August    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

Nutlets smooth, sublgobose to oblong, 2.5-3.5mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Scleria triglomerata, Tall Nutrush, Stone-rush, Whip Nutrush

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmstriglomerata_cabins

Month Unknown    Clarendon County    SC

Stem sharply triangular in cross-section, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).

image of Scleria triglomerata, Tall Nutrush, Stone-rush, Whip Nutrush

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmstriglomerata_cabinsb

Month Unknown    Clarendon County    SC

Nutlet smooth, lustrous, resembling a tiny egg nestled in the leafy bracts, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Scleria triglomerata   FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scleria triglomerata   FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Scleria triglomerata

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Scleria triglomerata

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-15-002:
Scleria triglomerata   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Scleria triglomerata

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scleria triglomerata

 

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1341

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Wet to mesic pine flatwoods, pine savannas, and hardwood forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

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LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly low alternate, 3-ranked

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet

 

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