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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Scleria triglomerata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Tall Nutrush at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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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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).
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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).
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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).
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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
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
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:
Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p250
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p155
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