Scleria ciliata Michaux var. elliottii (Chapman) Fernald
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- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Botanical Name
- Scleria ciliata Michaux var. elliottii (Chapman) Fernald
- Common Name
- Broad-leaved Hairy Nutrush
- Synonym(s)
- Scleria elliottii Chapman
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Scleria ciliata Michaux var. elliottii (Chapman) Fernald
- Comments
- This taxon is sometimes given status as a species, S. elliottii Chapman. However, the distinctions between entities in the Scleria ciliata complex seem clinal and problematic; and until studies provide greater clarity, we are following Reznicek, Fairy, and Whittemore in FNA (Vol. 23, 2002), as well as many other sources, in treating this as a var. of S. ciliata.
- Habitat
- Wet flatwoods and clearings, sandhill woodlands, bogs, and boggy clearings, usually in loamy sands. This var. has generally been lumped under a broad Scleria ciliata concept in Virginia studies, and its distribution is incompletely known. Based on historical collections by Fernald (1937) and limited herbarium studies, it appears to be rare in the inner s. and c. Coastal Plain, north to Henrico County and very rare in the s. Piedmont (Halifax Co.).
- Native Status
- Native
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