Scleria reticularis

Scleria reticularis
1913 illustration
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Scleria
Species:	S. reticularis
Binomial name
Scleria reticularis Michx. [2]
Synonyms [2]
Scleria jelskiana Boeckeler Scleria muhlenbergiana Liebm. Scleria trichopoda C.Wright ex Britton

Scleria reticularis, also known as the reticulated nutrush or netted nutrush, is a plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae. ^[1]

Distribution and habitat

Scleria reticularis grows naturally in the southern, central and eastern United States. Its habitat is bogs and wetlands from sea-level to 500 metres (1,600 ft) altitude. ^[1] It has been observed in environments such as mesic mixed hardwood systems, depression marshes, and both mesic and dry savannas. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Thacker, H. (2014). "Scleria reticularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T44392988A44399779. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T44392988A44399779.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. "Scleria reticularis Michx". The Plant List . Retrieved 16 September 2014.
3. Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Steve Mortellaro, C. Jackson, Robert Kral, __Kral, R.K. Godfrey, Gary R. Knight, William P. Adams, S. M. Tracy, Robert J Lemaire, Richard D. Houk, Grady W. Reinert, John B. Nelson, R. F. Thorne, R. A. Davidson, R. F. Doren, Cecil R Slaughter, Dianne Hall, A. Clewell. States and Counties: Florida: Alachua, Bay, Brevard, Broward, Calhoun, Clay, Duval, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hernando, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Manatee, Marion, Okaloosa, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Lucie, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton, Washington. Country: Honduras.
4. Walker, J. and R. K. Peet. 1983. "Composition and species diversity of pine-wiregrass savannas of the Green Swamp, North Carolina". Vegetatio 55:163-179.