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Scleria verticillata
Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd.
Low Nut-rush, Low Nutrush, Whorled Nut-rush
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s): Scleria tenella
USDA Symbol: SCVE2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Fruit: Achenes whitish, often gray or brownish, sometimes with dark interangular markings.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , CT , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , LA , MD , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , WICanada: ON
Native Habitat: Wet, marly, sandy or peaty soils in marshes, bogs, savannas, moist meadows, wet pinelands and lakeshores.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) 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 verticillata in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Scleria verticillata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Scleria verticillata
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR