Biology:Scleria verticillata
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Short description: Species of grass-like plant
| Scleria verticillata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Scleria |
| Species: | S. verticillata
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| Binomial name | |
| Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd.
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Scleria verticillata, known as low nutrush or whorled nutrush, is a plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae. It is native to Ontario, Canada, the eastern United States, The Bahamas, and Cuba.[1]
Conservation status
It is listed as endangered in Maryland, New Jersey, New York (state), and in Pennsylvania. It is listed as threatened in Arkansas, Iowa, and Minnesota, and as a special concern in Tennessee .[2] It is listed as a special concern and believed extirpated in Connecticut.[3]
In Canada, it is only known from Ontario, where it is listed as an S3 species (Vulnerable).[4]
References
- ↑ Reznicek, A. A.; John E. Fairey III; Alan T. Whittemore (2002), "Scleria verticillata", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 23, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=2242357991, retrieved 27 December 2019
- ↑ "Plants Profile for Scleria verticillata (low nutrush)". https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SCVE2.
- ↑ http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/wildlife/pdf_files/nongame/ets15.pdf "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015"]. State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ↑ "Comprehensive Report Species - Scleria verticillata". http://explorer.natureserve.org/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Scleria+verticillata. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q15565020 entry
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