Cyperaceae

Whip nutrush

Scleria triglomerata Michx.

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Scleria

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Whip nutrush (Scleria triglomerata) — FlowerPhoto: Athena Philips, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Whip nutrush

Synonyms

Cladium triglomeratum (Michx.) Nees
Schoenus inermis Willd. ex Kunth
Scleria flaccida Steud.
Scleria nitida Willd. ex Kunth
Trachylomia triglomerata (Michx.) Nees

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Athena Philips, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chris Hoess, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Frog The Kermit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Arturo Santos, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sterling Herron, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.