Scleria pauciflora

Scleria pauciflora, known as few-flowered nutrush, papillose nut-sedge, and Carolina-whipgrass, is a plant in the sedge family (Cyperaceae) native to northern Mexico, the eastern United States, southern Canada, and Cuba.[2][3] It is common across a broad stretch of the southeastern United States in many different habitat types, becoming rare at the northern end of its distribution.[4]

Scleria pauciflora
1913 illustration[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Scleria
Species:
S. pauciflora
Binomial name
Scleria pauciflora
Muhl. ex Willd.

Taxonomy

It was first formally described in 1805.[5] Three varieties are accepted:[2]

  • Scleria pauciflora var. caroliniana Alph.Wood
  • Scleria pauciflora var. curtissii (Britton) Fairey
  • Scleria pauciflora var. pauciflora

Conservation status

It is listed as endangered in Massachusetts and Michigan and as threatened in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.[3] In Canada, it is only known from Ontario, where it is listed as an S1 species (Critically Imperiled).[4]

The variety Scleria pauciflora var. caroliniana is listed as endangered in Connecticut.[6]

References
  1. Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 350.
  2. "Scleria pauciflora Muhl. ex Willd". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. "Plants Profile for Scleria pauciflora (fewflower nutrush)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. "Comprehensive Report Species - Scleria pauciflora". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  5. "Scleria pauciflora Muhl. ex Willd". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  6. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 24 December 2019.


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