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Revision as of 06:51, 7 July 2016
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| Photo by Guy Anglin, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Scleria |
| Species: | S. oligantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Scleria oligantha Michx. | |
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| Natural range of Scleria oligantha from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: littlehead nutrush
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
A description of Scleria oligantha is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
Scleria oligantha can be found in limestone glades, mesic deciduous woodlands, beech-oak-hickory-magnolia woodlands, cabbage palm hammocks, calcareous woods, floodplains, mixed pine-hardwood forests, hydric hammocks, oak-sweetgum ridges, pine flatwoods, seepage areas, shallow soils on rock outcrops, dry limestone outcrops, mesic woods, loblolly pinewoods, and river bluffs (FSU Herbarium). It can also be found in powerline corridors, cleared beech woods, and roadsides. Soil types include sandy loam, loam, loamy soil, loamy sand, and sandy clay loam (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Juniperus, Cornus, Cercis, Aristida, Smilax pumila, Carex, Schoenus nigricans, Acer saccharum, Gaura filipes, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Liquidambar, Rubus argutus, Festuca, Lespedeza cuneata, Senecio, Cirsium, Plantago, Verbena brasiliensis, Verbesina, Specularia, Bromus, Pteridium aquilinum, Wahlenbergia marginata, Heliotropium amplexicaule, and Mollugo verticillata (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Flowers and fruits March through August (FSU Herbarium).
Use by animals
S. oligantha was one of the plant species observed in deer and cattle diets in Louisiana (Thrill et al 1983).
Conservation and management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, Bill & Pam Anderson, John B. Nelson, H. Kurz, Richard S. Mitchell, Robert K. Godfrey, C. Jackson, Ann F. Johnson, Cecil R Slaughter, D. L. Martin, S. T. Cooper, Patricia Elliott, A. E. Radford, Sidney McDaniel, John W. Thieret, D. S. Correll, Helen B. Correll, E. C. Ogden, H. K. Svenson, Samuel B. Jones, Raymond Athey, R. Kral, Harry E. Ahles, C. R. Bell, J. E. O'Connell, J.F. Brenckle, Phil Moore, Steve Summer, Billy Bailey. States and Counties: Alabama: Geneva. Arkansas: Lee. Florida: Franklin, Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Marion, Nassau, Wakulla. Georgia: Decatur, Dougherty, Grady. Kentucky: Lyon. Louisiana: Acadia, Ouachita, Vermilion. Mississippi: Newton, Oktibbeha, Yazoo. North Carolina: Jackson, Orange, Pamlico, Warren. South Carolina: Newberry. Texas: Bowie, Jefferson, Kaufman, Lamar, Red River. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
