Bracted Nutrush
Scleria bracteata
- Native to:
- Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago
Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica - INMA (en.wikipedia.org),National Museum of Natural History (en.wikipedia.org),Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864,Lundell, Cyrus Longworth,1907-1964,author Standley, Paul Carpenter,1884-1963,author,Britton, Nathaniel Lord,1859-1934,correspondent Robinson, Benjamin Lincoln,1864-1935,correspondent New York Botanical Garden.Herbarium,Bartlett, Harley Harris,1886-1960,author,Merrill, Elmer Drew, 1876-1956,Schaffranek, A,Providence Franklin Society Noble, George H Bennett, James L. Plants of Rhode Island Providence Franklin Society,Philippines. Bureau of Government Laboratories,Tuckerman, Edward, 1817-1886 Frost, Charles Christopher, 1805-1880,Merrill, Elmer Drew, 1876-1956
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Genus:
- Scleria
- Species:
- Scleria bracteata
- USDA Symbol:
- SCBR6
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 150 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep,oct
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, small mammals
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts from rhizomes following fire; found in fire-maintained wet pine savannas and flatwoods.
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- moist, well-drained, organic-rich soil
- Drainage:
- requires good drainage
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- prefers wetland or marshy areas
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- Cold/moist stratification required — 60–90 days