Cyperaceae
Nutrush
Scleria ciliaris
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Scleria
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 緣毛珍珠茅, 缘毛珍珠茅, 华珍珠茅
- English
- Nutrush
Synonyms
- Scleria bancana Miq.
- Scleria bancana var. nana Ridl.
- Scleria chinensis Kunth
- Scleria malaccensis Boeckeler
- Scleria scrobiculata Moritzi
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native
Photos
Photo: Poyt448, Peter Woodard, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.