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Scleria ciliata var. glabra

Scleria ciliata var. ciliata
Photo is of parent taxon

fringe nutrush
Photo is of parent taxon

fringe nutrush
Culms

slender, glabrous.

slender, hairy.
Leaves

short, 2 mm wide, glabrous.

1–3.5 mm wide, ciliate.
Bracts

glabrous.

ciliate.
Achenes

2–3 mm.

2–3 × 1.5–2.3 mm.
Staminate

spikelets many flowered, clusters more than 1 cm.

Tubercles

entire or 2-lobed.

entire or lobed.

Scleria ciliata var. glabra

Scleria ciliata var. ciliata
Phenology Fruiting spring–fall. Fruiting spring–fall.
Habitat Wet to dry sandy soil of thickets, pinelands, and disturbed areas Wet to dry, sandy soil in thickets, pinelands, and disturbed areas
Elevation 0–300 m (0–1000 ft) 0–400 m (0–1300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; West Indies (Cuba)
from FNA
AL; FL; GA; LA; MO; MS; OK; SC; TN; TX; VA; Mexico; Central America; West Indies (Cuba)
Discussion

Scleria ciliata var. glabra is restricted to the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains; it grows primarily on the outer Coastal Plain.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Scleria ciliata var. ciliata is found primarily along the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains and the Great Plains; it is evidently uncommon in the Mississippi Valley and absent from the Appalachian Mountains.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 23. FNA vol. 23, p. 249.
Parent taxa Cyperaceae > Scleria > Scleria ciliata Cyperaceae > Scleria > Scleria ciliata
Sibling taxa
S. ciliata var. ciliata, S. ciliata var. elliottii
S. ciliata var. elliottii, S. ciliata var. glabra
Synonyms S. pauciflora var. glabra, S. brittonii
Name authority (Chapman) Fairey: Castanea 32: 48. (1967) unknown
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