Scleria verticillata
Scleria verticillata, known as low nutrush or whorled nutrush, is a plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae. It is native to Ontario, Canada, the eastern United States, The Bahamas, and Cuba.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Scleria |
| Species: | S. verticillata |
| Binomial name | |
| Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd. | |
Conservation status
It is listed as endangered in Maryland, New Jersey, New York (state), and in Pennsylvania. It is listed as threatened in Arkansas, Iowa, and Minnesota, and as a special concern in Tennessee.[2] It is listed as a special concern and believed extirpated in Connecticut.[3]
In Canada, it is only known from Ontario, where it is listed as an S3 species (Vulnerable).[4]
References
- Reznicek, A. A., John E. Fairey III & Alan T. Whittemore (2002). "Scleria verticillata". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 23. New York and Oxford. Retrieved 27 December 2019 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- "Plants Profile for Scleria verticillata (low nutrush)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/wildlife/pdf_files/nongame/ets15.pdf "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.
- "Comprehensive Report Species - Scleria verticillata". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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