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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Scleria ciliata var. ciliata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Read more about Scleria at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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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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.
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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).
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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
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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