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Scleria muehlenbergii

Steud.

Muehlenberg's Nutrush

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144369

Element CodePMCYP0R0U0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyCyperaceae

GenusScleria

Synonyms

Scleria muhlenbergiiSteud.Scleria reticularis var. pubescensBritt.

Other Common Names

Muehlenberg's nutrush (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Formerly treated as Scleria reticularis var. pubescens; Kartesz (1994 checklist) treats this as a distinct species, Scleria muehlenbergii. FNA (vol. 23) follows this same treatment.

Conservation Status

Review Date1995-08-15

Change Date1995-08-15

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
District of Columbia	SH	Yes
Indiana	S1	Yes
Tennessee	S2	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
Maryland	S1	Yes
Missouri	S1	Yes
Oklahoma	S1	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	S1	Yes
Arkansas	S1	Yes
Virginia	S4	Yes
North Carolina	S4	Yes
Illinois	SH	Yes
Delaware	S1	Yes
New York	S1	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	S4	Yes
Kentucky	SH	Yes
Mississippi	S3	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	S4	Yes
Florida	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Farles Prairie	Ocala National Forest	1,901

North Carolina (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pond Pine B	Croatan National Forest	2,961
Sheep Ridge Addition	Croatan National Forest	5,808

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 23. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Cyperaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 608 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.