Scleria pauciflora, known as few-flowered nutrush, papillose nut-sedge, and Carolina-whipgrass, is a plant in the sedge family (Cyperaceae) native to northern Mexico, the eastern United States, southern Canada, and Cuba.[2][3] It is common across a broad stretch of the southeastern United States in many different habitat types, becoming rare at the northern end of its distribution.[4]

Scleria pauciflora
1913 illustration[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Scleria
Species:
S. pauciflora
Binomial name
Scleria pauciflora
Muhl. ex Willd.

Taxonomy

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It was first formally described in 1805.[5] Three varieties are accepted:[2]

  • Scleria pauciflora var. caroliniana Alph.Wood
  • Scleria pauciflora var. curtissii (Britton) Fairey
  • Scleria pauciflora var. pauciflora

Conservation status

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It is listed as endangered in Massachusetts and Michigan and as threatened in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.[3] In Canada, it is only known from Ontario, where it is listed as an S1 species (Critically Imperiled).[4]

The variety Scleria pauciflora var. caroliniana is listed as endangered in Connecticut.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 350.
  2. ^ a b "Scleria pauciflora Muhl. ex Willd". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Plants Profile for Scleria pauciflora (fewflower nutrush)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Comprehensive Report Species - Scleria pauciflora". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Scleria pauciflora Muhl. ex Willd". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 24 December 2019.