Scleria triglomerata

whip nutrush, whip-grass, whipgrass
Family

Cyperaceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Margin

entire

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

linear

Growth Form

graminoid

Flower Color

inconspicuous

Flower Month

June - September

Height (meters)

0.5 - 1.0

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

perennial


Wetland Class

FACW

Field Characters

Scleria are easily identified by their white bony, naked fruit.

Habitat

Dry woods, pinelands, pine-barrens, savannas, moist soil, sandy prairies.