Cyperaceae
Tropical nutrush
Scleria microcarpa
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Scleria
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Tropical nutrush
Synonyms
- Ophryoscleria microcarpa (Nees ex Kunth) Nees
- Scleria foliosa C.Wright
- Scleria microcarpa var. foliosa C.B.Clarke
- Scleria microcarpa var. sub-eggersiana Kük. ex O.C.Schmidt
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
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 
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, 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.