Cyperaceae
Netted nutrush
Scleria reticularis
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Scleria
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Netted nutrush, Reticulated nutrush
Synonyms
- Carex lithosperma Walter
- Scleria jelskiana Boeckeler
- Scleria muhlenbergiana Liebm.
- Scleria reticularis var. obscura Britton
- Scleria reticularis var. pumila Britton
- Scleria reticularis var. reticularis
- Scleria trichopoda Wright ex Britton
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, 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.