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Scleria ciliata
Scleria ciliata Michx.
Fringed Nutrush
Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: SCCI
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 30 inches tall.
Fruit: Achenes whitish or often brownish gray.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , FL , GA , KS , KY , LA , MO , MS , NC , OK , SC , TN , TX , VANational Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC | FAC | FAC | FAC | FAC |
Web Reference
Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic BotanyWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Scleria ciliata in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Scleria ciliata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Scleria ciliata
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-10-31Research By: SET