Cyperaceae
Riverswamp nutrush
Scleria hirtella
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Scleria
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Scleria hirtellaCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Riverswamp nutrush
Synonyms
- Carex hirtella (Sw.) J.F.Gmel.
- Hypoporum hirtellum (Sw.) Nees
- Hypoporum interruptum Torr.
- Scleria enchroides Kunth
- Scleria hirtella var. glabra J.Presl & C.Presl
- Scleria hirtella var. pubescens J.Presl & C.Presl
- Scleria hirtella var. strigosa Elliott
- Scleria interrupta Michx.
- Scleria lindleyana C.B.Clarke
- Scleria motemboensis Britton
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
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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.