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Netted nutrush

Scleria reticularis

Also called Reticulated Nutrush

Netted nutrush
Photo: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possession, Public domain
Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
EC. & E. U.S.A.
Climate
wet tropical

About

Scleria reticularis, also known as the reticulated nutrush or netted nutrush, is a plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae.

Where it grows

Scleria reticularis grows naturally in the southern, central and eastern United States. Its habitat is bogs and wetlands from sea-level to 500 metres (1,600 ft) altitude. It has been observed in environments such as mesic mixed hardwood systems, depression marshes, and both mesic and dry savannas.

Other Scleria plants

Scleria afroreflexa · Scleria amazonica · Nutrush · Bracted nutrush · Nutrush · Fringed nutrush · Scleria dregeana · Scleria foliosa · Scleria greigiifolia · Scleria iostephana · Tufted Scleria Sedge · Scleria mikawana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Scleria reticularis 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.

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