NameThatPlant.net: Scleria ciliata var. ciliata

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

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

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read more about Scleria at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scleria ciliata var. ciliata FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-15-005:

Scleria ciliata FAMILY Cyperaceae

COMMON NAME:
Fringed Nutrush, Hairy Nutrush

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

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scleria ciliata var. ciliata FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-15-005:
Scleria ciliata FAMILY Cyperaceae

4451

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Wet to dry sandy thickets and pine flatwoods, typically on sandy soil, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly low alternate, 3-ranked

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Superior ovary
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Nutlet

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