Cyperaceae
Nutrush
Scleria levis
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Scleria
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 毛果珍珠茅, 三角草, 珍珠茅, 柔毛果珍珠茅
- English
- Nutrush
- Japanese
- シンジュガヤ
Synonyms
- Carex laevis (Retz.) J.F.Gmel.
- Juncus zeilanicus Houtt.
- Scleria alata Moon
- Scleria alta Boeckeler
- Scleria bulusanensis Elmer
- Scleria dietrichiae Boeckeler
- Scleria hebecarpa Nees
- Scleria hebecarpa var. pubescens (Steud.) C.B.Clarke
- Scleria japonica Steud.
- Scleria levis f. villosa Valck.Sur.
- Scleria levis var. pubescens (Steud.) C.Z.Zheng
- Scleria melanosperma Nees & Arn. ex Boeckeler
- Scleria pubescens Steud.
- Scleria sumatrensis var. pubescens Miq.
- Scleria vestita Boeckeler
- Scleria villosula Wall.
- Scleria wichurai Boeckeler
- Scleria zeylanica Poir.
- Scleria zeylanica var. angustifolia Thwaites ex Boeckeler
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native
Photos
Photo: Ｋｓ, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.