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Cyperaceae
Scleria

not marked as a favorite taxon Scleria georgiana Core. Common name: Georgia Nutrush. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Pine savannas, cypress savannas, depression meadows, mostly on the outer Coastal Plain. Distribution: E. NC south to s. FL, west to TX; and in the West Indies, Central and South America.

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ID notes: In Scleria georgiana, the stems are slender, 1.5 feet tall, with small terminal spikelet clusters. It closely resembles S. baldwinii, but it differs in being smaller in nearly all aspects, including seeds (2-3 mm long vs. 3-4 mm long in S. baldwinii).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, FNA23, GW1, K4, NS, POWO, RAB, Tx, WH3, Fairey (1967); = Scleria gracilis Elliott — S, S13, name preoccupied. Basionym: Scleria georgiana Core 1934 "Urbasionym:" Scleria gracilis Elliott 1792

Links to other floras: = Scleria georgiana - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Scleria georgiana© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Scleria georgiana© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Scleria georgiana© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Scleria georgiana© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Scleria georgiana© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Scleria georgiana© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Scleria georgiana© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Scleria georgiana© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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