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Scleria oligantha Michx. Nut rush; Littlehead nutrush

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Name Search name search type enter a search name Scientific Name Common Name Symbol State Search Advanced Search Search Help   Alternative Crops Characteristics Classification Culturally Significant Distribution Update Fact Sheets & Plant Guides Invasive and Noxious Weeds Links Plant Materials Publications Threatened & Endangered Wetland Indicator Status     40,000+ Plant Images Submit Your Digital Images     Complete PLANTS Checklist State PLANTS Checklist Advanced Search Download Symbols for Unknown Plants NRCS State GSAT Lists NRCS State Plants Lists PLANTS Posters     Crop Nutrient Tool Ecological Site Information System PLANTS Identification Keys Plant Materials Web Site Other NRCS Tech Resources VegSpec     You are here: Home / PLANTS Profile Printer-Friendly PLANTS Profile   Scleria oligantha Michx. littlehead nutrush         Symbol:   SCOL2   Group:   Monocot   Family:   Cyperaceae   Duration:   Perennial   Growth Habit:   Graminoid   Native Status:   L48    N PR    N Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file. Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions . Vol. 1: 349. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society . Scanned by Omnitek Inc . Usage Requirements .   More Information: Classification Data Source and Documentation   Images: Scleria oligantha Michx. See all the Scleria thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery   Distribution: Scleria oligantha Michx. View Native Status See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below: USA ( AL , AR , DC , FL , GA , IL, IN , KY , LA , MD, MO , MS , NC , NJ, OH, OK, SC , TN , TX , VA , WV), USA+ (PR)   Related Taxa: Scleria oligantha Michx. View 36 genera in Cyperaceae , 36 species in Scleria   Classification: Scleria oligantha Michx. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.     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 oligantha Michx. – littlehead nutrush   Threatened and Endangered Information: Scleria oligantha Michx. This plant is 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. Ohio : tubercled nut-rush              Endangered   Wetland Indicator Status: Scleria oligantha 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,OBL FACU+ FACU FACU+ NO NO FAC NO NO NO NO NO OBL NO Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status   More Accounts and Images: Scleria oligantha Michx. View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA). View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40314. View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.     Time Generated: 02/09/2010 05:18 PM MST   PLANTS Home | USDA.gov | NRCS | Site Map | Policies and Links Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Statement