Cyperaceae

Bracted nutrush

Scleria bracteata Cav.

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Scleria

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Bracted nutrush (Scleria bracteata) — FlowerPhoto: João Vitor Oliveira de Souza, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Bracted nutrush

Synonyms

Macrolomia bracteata (Cav.) Schrad. ex Nees
Scleria bracteata f. simplicior Kük.
Scleria bracteata f. supra-gynaecea H.Pfeiff.
Scleria bracteata f. supragynacea H.Pfeiff.
Scleria bracteata var. floribunda (Kunth) H.Pfeiff.
Scleria bracteata var. supra-gynacea J.Pfeiff.
Scleria floribunda Kunth
Scleria papillata Willd. ex Kunth
Scleria rigens Steud.

Flowers

In flower: May, July (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial

Photos

FlowerPhoto: João Vitor Oliveira de Souza, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: saschaantipine, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: fmunoz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.