Scleria pauciflora
| Scleria pauciflora | |
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| Photo by John Gwaltney hosted at Southeastern Flora.com | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Moncots |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Scleria |
| Species: | S. pauciflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Scleria pauciflora Muhl. ex Willd. | |
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| Natural range of Scleria pauciflora from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
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Taxonomic Notes
Synonym: S. ciliata
Variety: S. paciflora var. caroliniana
Description
S. pauciflora is a perennial graminoid of the Cyperaceae family that is native to North America. [1]
Distribution
S. pauciflora is found in the majority of the western United States; Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, Tennessee. Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, as well as Ontario, Canada. [1]
