Nutrush
Scleria laxa
- Native to:
- Australia, China, Hainan, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines
Bailey, Frederick Manson, 1827-1915,,Merrill, Elmer Drew, 1876-1956,Urban, Ignaz, 1848-,Warming, Eugenius,Hitchcock, A. S.(Albert Spear),1865-1935,author,Providence Franklin Society Noble, George H Bennett, James L. Plants of Rhode Island Providence Franklin Society,J. G. Cottae. Linne?, Carl von, Ro?mer, J. J. Schultes, Joseph August, Schultes, Julius Hermann, Sprengel, Kurt Polycarp Joachim,,Philippines. Bureau of Government Laboratories,Swartz, Olof, 1760-1818,Baker, Mary Francis, 1876-1941,Merrill, Elmer Drew, 1876-1956
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Genus:
- Scleria
- Species:
- Scleria laxa
- USDA Symbol:
- SCLA13
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug
- Bloom Colors:
- white, greenish
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Occurs in fire-maintained pine savannas; benefits from periodic fire to reduce competition.
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- moist, nutrient-rich, organic soil
- Drainage:
- tolerates poor drainage
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- commonly found in wetland areas