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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



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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)

Scleria ciliata var. ciliata

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

Scleria ciliata   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Scleria ciliata var. ciliata

 

COMMON NAME:
Fringed Nutrush, Hairy Nutrush


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image of Scleria ciliata var. ciliata, Fringed Nutrush, Hairy Nutrush

JK Marlow    jkm220927_0009

September    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

Widest leaves 1-3.5mm wide, ciliate, per Flora of North America.

image of Scleria ciliata var. ciliata, Fringed Nutrush, Hairy Nutrush

JK Marlow    jkm220927_0011

September    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

Terminal inflorescence primary bract 0.4-2.2mm wide at widest point, its margins ciliate, per Weakley's Flora (2022).

image of Scleria ciliata var. ciliata, Fringed Nutrush, Hairy Nutrush

JK Marlow    jkm220927_0011b

September    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

Longer cilia of terminal inflorescence primary bract to 0.7(0.9)mm long (< those of elliottii), per Weakley's Flora (2022).

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Scleria ciliata var. ciliata

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scleria ciliata var. ciliata

 

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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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