Scleria verticillata

Scleria verticillata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Sclerieae
Genus: Scleria
Species: Scleria verticillata

Name

Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 317 (1805).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hypoporum verticillatum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Nees, Linnaea 9: 303 (1834).
• Heterotypic
  • Hypoporum diffusum Nees, Linnaea 9: 303 (1834), not validly publ.
  • Scleria diffusa Michx. ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 359 (1837).
  • Scleria kunthiana Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 176 (1855).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama; Arkansas; Connecticut; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Louisiana; Maryland; Mexico Northeast; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Oklahoma; Ontario; Pennsylvania; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Virginia; Wisconsin Continental: Southern America Bahamas; Belize; Bolivia; Brazil North; Colombia; Cuba; French Guiana; Guyana; Puerto Rico; Suriname; Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Muhlenberg, G.H.E., 1805. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta, 4: 317.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Scleria verticillata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Scleria verticillata. Published online. Accessed: Feb 27 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Scleria verticillata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Scleria verticillata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names

English: low nutrush

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