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Cyperaceae

Muehlenberg's nutrush

Scleria muehlenbergii Steud.

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Scleria

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Common names

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English
Muehlenberg's nutrush

Synonyms

  • Scleria bracteata var. angusta Griseb.
  • Scleria debilis C.Wright
  • Scleria dictyocarpa C.Wright ex Griseb.
  • Scleria hemitaphra Steud.
  • Scleria latilacunosa Kük.
  • Scleria laxa Torr.
  • Scleria reticularis Muhl.
  • Scleria reticularis var. pubescens Britton
  • Scleria setacea var. hemitaphra (Steud.) Kük.
  • Scleria stereorrhiza C.Wright ex C.B.Clarke
  • Scleria stereorrhiza var. major C.B.Clarke
  • Scleria stevensiana Britton
  • Scleria torreyana Walp.
  • Scleria trichopoda C.Wright ex Small & Britton

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: 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.