Scleria triglomerata

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

Description

Common name: whip nutrush

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

It occurs in seepage slopes, interdunal pine flatwoods, edges of ponds and swamps, steepheads, live oak-cabbage palm hammock, calcareous hammock, swampy savanna with dwarf pond cypress, shaded floodplain woods, river banks under hardwood trees, and sandhill scrub. Occurs in disturbed areas such as recently cleared woods and shrub bogs, fallow fields, power lines, and vehicle trails. Generally occurs in moist areas. Soils range from sand, mucky sand, loamy sand, sandy loam, and loam. Found in shady to open environments (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

It is found in annually burned pinelands.

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

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: June 2014 Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Ed Keppner, Lisa Keppner, Robert K. Godfrey, Robert Kral, Mabel Kral, D. L. Fichtner, Cecil R Slaughter, K. Craddock Burks, George R. Cooley, Leonard J. Brass, William Reese, Paul Redfearn, James D. Ray, Jr., C. E. Wood, C. E. Smith, J. R. Eaton, Robert F. Thorne, Walter Judd, C. Jackson, R L Lazor, William Lindsey, Gil Nelson, R. A. Norris, Rodie White, Lisa Keppner, Marc Minno, Bob Fewster, Annie Schmidt. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Citrus, Clay, Flagler, Franklin, Gulf, Hernando, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Marion, Nassau, Okaloosa, Osceola, Taylor, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, Washington. Georgia: Grady and Thomas. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.