Scientific or common name:

Scleria elliottii Chapm.

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CYPERACEAE - Sedge family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Scleria elliottii Chapm.
Nomencl. ref.: Fl. South. U.S. 531. 1860 [14 Aug 1860]
Rank: species
See: ► Scleria ciliata Michx. var. ciliata

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Common names

U.S. name: Fringed nutrush

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Grown habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Scleria ciliata Michx. var. ciliata
= Scleria ciliata Michx. var. elliottii (Chapm.) Fernald

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Cyperales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Scleria
Species:

1) Scleria baldwinii (Torr.) Steud. 2) Scleria biflora Roxb. 3) Scleria bourgeaui Boeckeler 4) Scleria bracteata Cav. [excluded] 5) Scleria brittonii Core ex Small 6) Scleria canescens Boeckeler 7) Scleria caricina Benth. 8) Scleria ciliaris Nees 9) Scleria ciliata Michx. 10) Scleria ciliata Michx. var. ciliata 11) Scleria ciliata Michx. var. curtissii (Britton) Kessler 12) Scleria ciliata Michx. var. elliottii (Chapm.) Fernald 13) Scleria ciliata Michx. var. glabra (Chapm.) Fairey 14) Scleria costata (Britton) Small 15) Scleria cubensis Boeckeler 16) Scleria curtissii Britton 17) Scleria distans Poir. 18) Scleria doradoensis Britton 19) Scleria eggersiana Boeckeler 20) Scleria elliottii Chapm. 21) Scleria flaccida Steud. 22) Scleria georgiana Core 23) Scleria gracilis Elliot, non Rich. 24) Scleria grisebachii C.B. Clarke 25) Scleria havanensis Britton 26) Scleria hirtella Sw. 27) Scleria interrupta Rich. 28) Scleria lacustris C. Wright 29) Scleria laevis Willd. 30) Scleria laxa R. Br. 31) Scleria lithosperma (L.) Sw. 32) Scleria melaleuca Rchb. ex Schltdl. & Cham. 33) Scleria microcarpa Nees ex Kunth 34) Scleria minor W. Stone 35) Scleria mitis P.J. Bergius 36) Scleria muehlenbergii Steud. 37) Scleria nitida Muhl. ex Willd. 38) Scleria novae-hollandiae Boeckeler 39) Scleria nutans Willd. ex Kunth 40) Scleria oligantha Michx. 41) Scleria pauciflora Muhl. ex Willd. 42) Scleria pauciflora Muhl. ex Willd. var. caroliniana (Willd.) Alph. Wood 43) Scleria pauciflora Muhl. ex Willd. var. curtissii (Britton) Fairey 44) Scleria pauciflora Muhl. ex Willd. var. glabra Chapm. 45) Scleria pauciflora Muhl. ex Willd. var. kansana Fernald 46) Scleria pauciflora Muhl. ex Willd. var. pauciflora 47) Scleria polycarpa Boeckeler 48) Scleria pterota C. Presl ex C.B. Clarke 49) Scleria pterota C. Presl ex C.B. Clarke var. melaleuca (Rchb. ex Schltdl. & Cham.) Standl. 50) Scleria pterota C. Presl ex C.B. Clarke var. pterota 51) Scleria purdiei C.B. Clarke [excluded] 52) Scleria reticularis Michx. 53) Scleria reticularis Michx. var. pubescens Britton 54) Scleria reticularis Michx. var. pumila Britton 55) Scleria rugosa R. Br. 56) Scleria scabriuscula Schltdl. [excluded] 57) Scleria scindens Nees ex Kunth 58) Scleria scrobiculata Nees & Meyen 59) Scleria secans (L.) Urb. 60) Scleria setacea auct. non Poir. 61) Scleria stevensiana Britton 62) Scleria sumatrensis Retz. 63) Scleria tenella Kunth 64) Scleria testacea Nees 65) Scleria triglomerata Michx. 66) Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd.

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA), USA+ (PR)


Map for Scleria elliottii Chapm.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Cyperaceae)
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1) Abildgaardia (sedge) 2) Amphiscirpus (bulrush) 3) Baeothryon (bulrush) 4) Blysmopsis (bulrush) 5) Blysmus (bulrush) 6) Bolboschoenus (bulrush) 7) Bulbostylis (hairsedge) 8) Carex (sedge) 9) Chaetocyperus (spikerush) 10) Cladium (sawgrass) 11) Cymophyllus 12) Cyperus (flatsedge) 13) Dichromena (beaksedge) 14) Dulichium 15) Eleocharis (spikerush) 16) Elyna (bog sedge) 17) Eriophorum (cottongrass) 18) Fimbristylis (fimbry) 19) Fuirena (umbrella-sedge) 20) Gahnia (sawsedge) 21) Heleocharis (spikerush) 22) Hemicarpha (halfchaff sedge) 23) Holoschoenus (bulrush) 24) Hymenochaeta (bulrush) 25) Hypolytrum 26) Isolepis (bulrush) 27) Juncellus (flatsedge) 28) Kobresia (bog sedge) 29) Kyllinga (spikesedge) 30) Lagenocarpus 31) Lepironia 32) Leucocoma (bulrush) 33) Lipocarpha (halfchaff sedge) 34) Machaerina (twigrush) 35) Mapania 36) Mariscus (sawgrass) 37) Morelotia 38) Oncostylis (hairsedge) 39) Oreobolus 40) Oxycaryum (bulrush) 41) Psilocarya (beaksedge) 42) Pycreus (flatsedge) 43) Remirea (beachstar) 44) Rhynchospora (beaksedge) 45) Schoenoplectus (bulrush) 46) Schoenus (bogrush) 47) Scirpodendron 48) Scirpoides (bulrush) 49) Scirpus (bulrush) 50) Scleria (nutrush) 51) Stenophyllus (hairsedge) 52) Torulinium (flatsedge) 53) Trichophorum (bulrush) 54) Trichophyllum (spikerush) 55) Uncinia (birdcatching sedge) 56) Websteria (algal bulrush)

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Common names (Scleria)
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1) Baldwin's nutrush (Scleria baldwinii) 2) Bourgeau's nutrush (Scleria bourgeaui) 3) Bracted nutrush (Scleria bracteata) 4) Carolina nutrush (Scleria pauciflora var. caroliniana) 5) Cortadora (Scleria mitis) 6) Cortadora blanca (Scleria pterota) 7) Cuban nutrush (Scleria cubensis) 8) Curtiss' nutrush (Scleria pauciflora var. curtissii) 9) Eggers' nutrush (Scleria eggersiana) 10) Fewflower nutrush (Scleria pauciflora) 11) Florida Keys nutrush (Scleria lithosperma) 12) Fringed nutrush (Scleria ciliata) 13) Hairy nutrush (Scleria scindens) 14) Havana nutrush (Scleria havanensis) 15) Hawai'i nutrush (Scleria testacea) 16) Lakeshore nutrush (Scleria lacustris) 17) Littlehead nutrush (Scleria oligantha) 18) Low nutrush (Scleria verticillata) 19) Mosquito nutrush (Scleria scabriuscula) 20) Muehlenberg's nutrush (Scleria muehlenbergii) 21) Netted nutrush (Scleria reticularis) 22) Nutrush (Scleria biflora) 23) Purdie's nutrush (Scleria purdiei) 24) Razor grass (Scleria secans) 25) Riverswamp nutrush (Scleria hirtella) 26) Slender nutrush (Scleria minor) 27) Slenderfruit nutrush (Scleria georgiana) 28) Tropical nutrush (Scleria microcarpa) 29) Whip nutrush (Scleria triglomerata)

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More species:
1) Scleria flaccida Steud. [130]
2) Scleria grisebachii C.B. Clarke [89]
3) Scleria melaleuca Rchb. ex Schltdl. & Cham. [95]
4) Scleria pauciflora Muhl. ex Willd. var. kansana Fernald [90]
5) Scleria reticularis Michx. var. pumila Britton [171]
6) Sclerocactus blainei S.L. Welsh & Thorne [153]
7) Sclerocactus intertextus (Engelm.) N.P. Taylor [191]
8) Sclerocactus parviflorus Clover & Jotter var. intermedius (Peebles) Woodruff & L.D. Benson [144]
9) Sclerocactus whipplei (Engelm. & Bigelow) Britton & Rose var. reevsii Castetter, Pierce & Schwerin [94]
10) Scleropodium caespitosum Schimp. var. sublaeve Renauld & Cardot [131]

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