Scleria pauciflora
Species of grass-like plant
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Scleria pauciflora, known as few-flowered nutrush, papillose nut-sedge, and Carolina-whipgrass, is a plant in the sedge family (Cyperaceae) native to northern Mexico, the eastern United States, southern Canada, and Cuba.[2][3] It is common across a broad stretch of the southeastern United States in many different habitat types, becoming rare at the northern end of its distribution.[4] It has been observed to occur in habitats such as pine savannas, wet and dry pine flatwoods, slashpine woods, and along boggy riverbanks.[5][6]
| Scleria pauciflora | |
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| 1913 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Scleria |
| Species: | S. pauciflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Scleria pauciflora Muhl. ex Willd. | |
Taxonomy
Conservation status
It is listed as endangered in Massachusetts and Michigan and as threatened in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.[3] In Canada, it is only known from Ontario, where it is listed as an S1 species (Critically Imperiled).[4]
The variety Scleria pauciflora var. caroliniana is listed as endangered in Connecticut.[8]
