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Scleria ciliata
Also called Hairy Nutrush
Scleria ciliata, commonly known as fringed nutrush or hairy nutrush, is a species of perennial sedge found in North, Central, and South America. There are two varieties of S. ciliata: Scleria pauciflora Muhl. ex Willd. var. curtissii (Britton) Fairey and Scleria brittonii Core ex Small.
Within North America, S. ciliata can be found in the southeastern region of the United States, its range stretching from Virginia south to Florida and westward to Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Scleria ciliata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
