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Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd.

Scleria liebmannii; Scleria tenella; Scleria micrococca; Hypoporum micrococcum; Low nutrush; Scleria tenella Kunth

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Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd.
low nutrush

       
Symbol:   SCVE2  
Group:   Monocot  
Family:   Cyperaceae  
Duration:   Annual  
Growth Habit:   Graminoid  
Native Status:  
L48    N
PR    N
CAN    N



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Line Drawing of Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions . Vol. 1: 351. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society . Scanned by Omnitek Inc . Usage Requirements .
 
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Synonyms:
Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd.

  SCTE8 Scleria tenella Kunth
 

Distribution:
Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd.

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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 , WI ), USA+ (PR), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae , 36 species in Scleria
 

Classification:
Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd.

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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 verticillata Muhl. ex Willd. – low nutrush
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd.

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.

Arkansas :
low nutrush              Threatened
Connecticut :
low nutrush              Special Concern
Iowa :
low nutrush              Threatened
Maryland :
whorled nutrush              Endangered
Minnesota :
whorled nut-rush              Threatened
New Jersey :
whorled nut-rush              Endangered
New York :
low nutrush              Endangered
Pennsylvania :
whorled nutrush              Endangered
Tennessee :
low nutrush              Special Concern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd.

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
OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd.

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 40319.

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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