Scleria elliottii Chapman. Common name: Broad-leaved Hairy Nutrush. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Pine savannas, pine flatwoods, pine-oak woodlands, meadows, bogs, and clay-based Carolina bays, typically on loamy sands. Distribution: VA south to FL, west to TX, MO, OK; Cuba.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: The descriptions of S. elliottii in S and of S. ciliata Michaux var. elliottii (Chapman) Fernald in F do not include the entity here treated as S. bellii.
Synonymy ⓘ: = S, Va; = Scleria ciliata Michx. var. elliottii (Chapm.) Fernald — ETx1, F, FNA23, GrPl, NSProv, POWO, WI, Fairey (1967), LeBlond, Tessel, & Poindexter (2015); < Scleria ciliata Michx. — C, G, GW1, K4, Mo1, NcTx, RAB, Tx, W, WH3; < Scleria ciliata Michx. var. ciliata. Basionym: Scleria elliottii Chapm. 1860
Links to other floras: = Scleria ciliata var. elliottii - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
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