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Cyperaceae
Scleria

not marked as a favorite taxon 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.

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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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image #1 of Scleria elliottii© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Scleria elliottii© Jake Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jake Smith source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Scleria elliottii© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Scleria elliottii© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Scleria elliottii© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Scleria elliottii© Scott Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Scott Ward source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Scleria elliottii© Jake Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jake Smith source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Scleria elliottii© Richard LeBlond | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Scleria elliottii© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Scleria elliottii© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #15 of Scleria elliottii© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷

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