Cyperaceae
Scleria purpurascens
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Scleria
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Scleria purpurascensCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 紫花珍珠茅
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced, Pacific Basin: native
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.