Scleria pauciflora
few-flowered nutrush, fewflower nutrush, carolina-whipgrass
Family
Cyperaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Margin
ciliate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear
Growth Form
graminoid
Flower Color
inconspicuous
Flower Month
June - September
Height (meters)
0.2 - 0.8
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
FAC
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
9
Field Characters
Scleria are easily identified by their white bony, naked fruit.
Cultural Information
The seeds of most Scleria species require no treatment for germination (Steffen 1997). Seeds average approximately 252,000/lb.
Natural History
Found in moist, sandy soils of prairies, meadows, and open woods of western Louisiana and southeast Texas.
Habitat
Meadows, pinelands, low savannas, moist sandy soil.