Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd.

Locations ofScleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd. in Virginia

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Family
Cyperaceae
Botanical Name
Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd.
Common Name
Whorled Nutrush
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd.
Comments
A small, annual Scleria with the inflorescence appearing as an interrupted spike. In Virginia, it is a classic, Coastal Plain - Mountain disjunct.
Habitat
Interdune swales, calcareous and mafic fens, mesic to wet calcareous meadows and prairies, and seeps on limestone and dolostone barrens. Rare in the maritime zone of the outer Coastal Plain and in the mountains (Ridge and Valley and Southern Blue Ridge provinces).
Native Status
Native

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