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Common name: fringed nutrush
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Revision as of 09:52, 6 July 2015

Scleria ciliata
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Scleria
Species: S. ciliata
Binomial name
Scleria ciliata
Michx.
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Natural range of Scleria ciliata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common name: fringed nutrush

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Found in longleaf pine-wiregrass communities (Buckner and Landers 1979). Also found in grasslands (Jutila and Grace 2002).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

S. ciliata reached its peak abundance in 3-year rough plots, plots which had been last burned 3 growing seasons ago (Buckner and Landers 1979).

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  • Buckner, J. L. and J. L. Landers. 1979. Fire and disking effects on herbaceous food plants and seed supplies. Journal of Wildlife Management 43:807-811.
  • Jutila, H. M. and J. B. Grace. 2002. Effects of disturbance on germination and seedling establishment in a coastal prairie grassland: a test of the competitive release hypothesis. Journal of Ecology 90:291-302.