Scleria polycarpa
Nutrush
Also known as: Scleria graeffeana Boeckeler +1 more
- Scleria graeffeana Boeckeler
- Scleria ternifolia Domin
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Indigenous to Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, Scleria polycarpa (commonly known as Nutrush) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bismarck Archipelago, Caroline Is., Fiji, Maluku, Marianas, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu