Scleria hirtella Sw.

Riverswamp nutrush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Scleria

Characteristics

Pubescent perennial with slender rhizomes, the culms slender, 2-6 dm. long; leaves 2-4 mm. wide; spikes 5-20 cm. long, the spikelets hispidulous, in remote clusters; hypogynium none; achene 1-2 mm. long, obovoid to subglobose, white, smooth, shining, mucronulate, obscurely trigonous, the base cuneate-attenuate, not porose, or lightly 9-to 12-excavated.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Medicine (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Scleria hirtella world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Scleria hirtella threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329993-2
WFO ID wfo-0000550542
COL ID 4VNSM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630622
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Synonyms

Scleria enchroides Scleria hirtella Scleria lindleyana Scleria motemboensis Hypoporum interruptum Scleria humilis Scleria interrupta Carex hirtella Hypoporum hirtellum Scleria hirtella var. glabra Scleria hirtella var. pubescens Scleria hirtella var. strigosa