Scleria nitida Willd.

Locations ofScleria nitida Willd. in Virginia

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Family
Cyperaceae
Botanical Name
Scleria nitida Willd.
Common Name
Shining Nutrush
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Mentioned in Comments under Scleria triglomerata Michx.
Comments
A Southeastern species, similar to Scleria triglomerata but with narrower leaves and pubescent sheaths. It is apparently always a plant of dry habitats, never in wetlands.
Habitat
Dry, usually sandy woodlands and clearings. Infrequent or rare in the se. Virginia Coastal Plain, with one record from the se., outer Piedmont (Mecklenburg Co.).
Native Status
Native

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