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Scleria triglomerata Michx.
whip nutrush

       
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Photo of Scleria triglomerata Michx.
©Dwight K. Lauer. Miller, J.H. and K.V. Miller. 2005. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press, Athens. Courtesy of University of Georgia Press. Image scanned by Forestry Images. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Scleria triglomerata Michx.

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Synonyms:
Scleria triglomerata Michx.

  SCFL3 Scleria flaccida Steud.
  SCNI3 Scleria nitida Muhl. ex Willd.
 

Distribution:
Scleria triglomerata Michx.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Scleria triglomerata Michx.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 36 species in Scleria
 

Classification:
Scleria triglomerata Michx.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus Scleria P.J. Bergius – nutrush
Species Scleria triglomerata Michx. – whip nutrush
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Scleria triglomerata Michx.

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
nutrush              Endangered
Maryland:
Scleria nitida
shining nutrush              Endangered
Massachusetts:
tall nut-sedge              Endangered
Minnesota:
tall nut-rush              Endangered
New York:
whip nutrush              Threatened
Rhode Island:
whipgrass              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Scleria triglomerata Michx.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU+,FACW FAC FACU+ FAC NO FAC FAC NO NO NO NO NO FACW NO

Scleria flaccida:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW FACW FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Scleria nitida:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FAC FACU- FAC FACU- NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Scleria triglomerata Michx.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller             Minor  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Scleria triglomerata Michx.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40318.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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