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Scleria  P.J. Bergius
Taxonomic Serial No.: 40303

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): nutrush [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown   
  Latest Record Review: 2010   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderPoales   
                            FamilyCyperaceae  – sedges, foins coupants, laîches, rouches, rouchettes  
                               GenusScleria P.J. Bergius – nutrush  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesScleria baldwinii (Torr.) Steud. – Baldwin's nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria biflora Roxb. – nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria bourgeaui Boeckeler – Bourgeau's nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria bracteata Cav. – bracted nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria ciliaris Nees – nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria ciliata Michx. – fringed nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria curtissii Britton – Curtiss' nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria distans Poir. – riverswamp nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria eggersiana Boeckeler – Eggers' nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria georgiana Core – slenderfruit nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria havanensis Britton – Havana nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria hirtella Sw. – riverswamp nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria lacustris C. Wright – lakeshore nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria laevis Willd. – nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria laxa R. Br. – nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria lithosperma (L.) Sw. – Florida Keys nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria melaleuca Rchb. ex Schltdl. & Cham.  
                                  SpeciesScleria microcarpa Nees ex Kunth – tropical nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria minor W. Stone – slender nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria mitis P.J. Bergius – cortadora 
                                  SpeciesScleria mucronata Poir.  
                                  SpeciesScleria muehlenbergii Steud. – Muehlenberg's nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria novae-hollandiae Boeckeler – nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria oligantha Michx. – littlehead nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria pauciflora Muhl. ex Willd. – fewflower nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria polycarpa Boeckeler – nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria purdiei C.B. Clarke – Purdie's nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria reticularis Michx. – netted nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria rugosa R. Br. – nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria scabriuscula Schltdl. – mosquito nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria scindens Nees – hairy nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria scrobiculata Nees & Meyen – nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria secans (L.) Urb. – razor grass 
                                  SpeciesScleria sumatrensis Retz. – nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria tenella Kunth – fly nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria testacea Nees – Hawai'i nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria triglomerata Michx. – whip nutrush 
                                  SpeciesScleria vaginata Steud.  
                                  SpeciesScleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd. – low nutrush 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Anton Reznicek   
  Notes: Curator of Vascular Plants, University Herbarium, University of Michigan, 3600 Varsity Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108-2228, USA   
  Reference for: Scleria    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Cyperaceae of North America Update, database (version 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Scleria   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Scleria   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Scleria   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Scleria   
       
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