Scleria mitis P.J.Bergius

Cortadora (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Scleria

Characteristics

Plants stout and coarse, 1-2 m. high, nearly glabrous; leaves 30-50 cm. long, the sheaths 3-winged; panicles narrow, 50 cm. long or less, much branched; hypogynium truncate, densely fringed with brown or red-brown hairs; achenes ellipsoid, 4 mm. long, smooth, white, sometimes black or discolored, lustrous, tipped with the small conic black persistent style-base.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Scleria mitis world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Scleria mitis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:314885-1
WFO ID wfo-0000551902
COL ID 4VNW8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630627
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Synonyms

Carex mitis Ophryoscleria mitis Scleria mitis Ophryoscleria riparia Scleria lucida Scleria riparia Scleria trinitatis Scleria vichadensis Ophryoscleria lucida Scleria trialata Scleria mitis var. atrobrunnea Scleria praealta Scleria mitis subsp. mitis