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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Scleria ciliata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scleria ciliata var. glabra
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Scleria brittonii
INCLUDING Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Scleria ciliata var. ciliata
INCLUDING Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Scleria ciliata var. glabra
SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Scleria ciliata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-15-005:
Scleria ciliata FAMILY Cyperaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scleria brittonii
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scleria ciliata var. ciliata
COMMON NAME:
Fringed Nutrush, Hairy Nutrush
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Scleria ciliata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
(?)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scleria ciliata var. glabra
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Scleria brittonii
INCLUDING
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Scleria ciliata var. ciliata
INCLUDING
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Scleria ciliata var. glabra
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Scleria ciliata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-15-005:
Scleria ciliata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scleria brittonii
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scleria ciliata var. ciliata
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)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly low alternate, 3-ranked
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Superior ovary
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Nutlet
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