Scleria oligantha

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Family:	CYPERACEAE
Species:	Scleria oligantha Michx.
Common Name:	Little Head Nutrush
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	SCOL2
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native, FACU (NWI)
References:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	CYPERACEAE - Sedge family
Genus	Scleria
Species	Scleria oligantha Michx. - Little Head Nutrush

Citation

Citation	Scleria oligantha Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 167. 1803.
Basionym:	**
Type:	"Carolina", without data, Michaux s.n. (holotype: P).

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Scleria leptoculmis	Scleria leptoculmis A. W. Wood, Class-Book Bot., ed. 1861. 746. 1861.		FLORIDA
Scleria purpureozonata	Scleria purpureozonata Liebmann, Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afd., ser. 5. 2: 258. 1850.		MEXICO: Veracruz: San Antonio Huatusco,

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Choctaw, Clay, Colbert, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Lowndes, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Randolph, Shelby, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Wilcox

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1874 - 2022

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
JSU113329	Randolph	17 Jul 1996	Ballard, J. Mark 6236	JSU Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0032702	Lawrence	16 May 2016	England, J. Kevin 6367	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michaux
UNA00003104	Tuscaloosa	16 Jun 1874	Smith, Eugene A. s.n.	UNA Scleria oligantha Michx.
JSU113317	Clay	7 May 1994	Ballard, J. Mark 3889	JSU Scleria oligantha Michaux
AUA000043889	Lee	27 May 2018	Taylor, Chris T. CSP-521	AUA Scleria Oligantha Michx.
TROY000050157	Montgomery	06 May 2020	Diamond, Alvin R. 29268	TROY Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0057045	Dallas	12 Jun 2022	England, Kevin J. 13047	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0032523	Colbert	19 May 2016	England, J. Kevin 6384	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0054009	Lauderdale	23 May 2021	England, J. Kevin 12091	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0046654	Autauga	21 Mar 2017	Parker, Matthew R. 840	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0010184	Wilcox	30 Apr 2006	Kral, Robert 97304	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michx.
JSU113324	Jackson	5 Aug 1994	Whetstone, R. David s.n.	JSU Scleria oligantha Michaux
AUA000022567	Pike	19 Jun 1995	Diamond, Alvin R. 9605	AUA Scleria Oligantha Michx.
JSU113315	Choctaw	8 Jun 1996	Kral, Robert 85982	JSU Scleria oligantha Michaux
TROY000010761	Butler	10 May 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 17543	TROY Scleria oligantha Michaux
JSU113327	Marshall	21 May 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1776a	JSU Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0049837	Lowndes	20 May 2020	Diamond, Alvin R. 29288	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0035144	Madison	02 Jun 2017	England, J. Kevin 7897	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0050045	Marshall	10 May 1988	Webb, David H. 5340	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michx.
UNA00063504	Etowah	03 Jul 2002	Kral, Robert 92827	UNA Scleria oligantha Michx.
JSU113321	Etowah	1 Jun 1996	Hodge-Spaulding, Lesley M. 4478	JSU Scleria oligantha Michaux
TROY000048559	Autauga	08 Jun 2017	Parker, Matthew R. 930	TROY Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0046057	Autauga	08 Jun 2017	Parker, Matthew R. 930	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0003427	Marengo	17 Apr 2009	England, J. Kevin 1953	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michx.
TROY000045678	Autauga	21 Mar 2017	Parker, Matthew R. 840	TROY Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0039119	Bullock	30 Apr 2017	Horne, Howard E. 3847	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michaux
AUA000039602	Lauderdale	23 Jun 2015	Barger, T. Wayne SC-475	AUA Scleria Oligantha Michx.
UWAL0030409	Bibb	01 May 1987	Kral, Robert 74849	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michx.
TROY000010762	Crenshaw	24 May 2006	Diamond, Alvin R. 16417	TROY Scleria oligantha Michaux
JSU113323	Jackson	22 May 1998	Brodeur, Kristin R. 713	JSU Scleria oligantha Michaux
UNA00003188	Lee	30 Apr 1980	Wiersema, John H. 1603	UNA Scleria oligantha Michx.
JSU113325	Marshall	7 May 1994	Spaulding, Daniel D. 5469	JSU Scleria oligantha Michaux
AUA000022568	Pike	25 Jun 1995	Diamond, Alvin R. 9606	AUA Scleria Oligantha Michx.
TROY000049296	Autauga	11 May 2017	Parker, Matthew R. 771	TROY Scleria oligantha Michaux
TROY000010760	Butler	17 Jun 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 17710	TROY Scleria oligantha Michaux
JSU113312	Bibb	18 May 1984	Whetstone, R. David 13929	JSU Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0035410	Sumter	09 May 2012	Keener, Brian R. 7244	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michaux
UNA00003178	Tuscaloosa	16 Jun 1874	Smith, Eugene A. s.n.	UNA Scleria oligantha Michx.
JSU113314	Calhoun	31 Jul 1996	Hruska, Susan E. 1408	JSU Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0014245	Bullock	24 May 2012	Dykes, Bailee 790	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michaux
TROY000025655	Tuscaloosa	27 Apr 2003	Spaulding, Daniel D. 11779	TROY Scleria oligantha Michaux
JSU113320	DeKalb	30 Jul 1975	Whetstone, R. David 5582	JSU Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0056177	Marshall	16 May 2020	England, Kevin J. 11017	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michx.
UWAL0031326	Randolph	21 May 2010	England, J. Kevin 2400	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michaux
TROY000038593	Bullock	24 May 2012	Dykes, Bailee 790	TROY Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0019148	Walker	30 Jun 1989	Kral, Robert 76761	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michx.
JSU113319	DeKalb	9 Jun 1976	Whetstone, R. David 8584	JSU Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0049315	Bullock	03 Jun 2017	Horne, Howard E. 3957	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michaux
AUA000022564	Crenshaw	21 Aug 1996	Diamond, Alvin R. 10472	AUA Scleria Oligantha Michx.
TROY000049464	Lowndes	20 May 2020	Diamond, Alvin R. 29288	TROY Scleria oligantha Michaux
JSU113318	Colbert	26 May 1996	Whetstone, R. David 17976	JSU Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0035160	Morgan	01 Jun 2017	England, J. Kevin 7854	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0037135	Jefferson	23 Apr 2016	Spaulding, Daniel D. 14564	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michx.
TROY000050463	Lawrence	26 May 2014	England, J. Kevin 4897	TROY Scleria oligantha Michaux
JSU113326	Marshall	30 May 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1966	JSU Scleria oligantha Michaux
AUA000022563	Crenshaw	24 May 2006	Diamond, Alvin R. 16417	AUA Scleria Oligantha Michx.
TROY000049295	Autauga	11 May 2017	Parker, Matthew R. 757	TROY Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0049601	Lawrence	26 Jun 2004	Webb, David H. 6448	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michx.
UWAL0032696	Franklin	16 May 2016	England, J. Kevin 6360	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michaux
UNA00003183	Lee	24 May 1897	Baker, Charles F. s.n.	UNA Scleria oligantha Michx.
UWAL0046819	Colbert	29 May 2004	Webb, David H. 6429	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michx.
SAMF0006572	Shelby	07 Jun 2016	Davenport, Lawrence J. 6340	SAMF Scleria oligantha Michaux
AUA000022566	Dale	31 May 1992	Diamond, Alvin R. 8305	AUA Scleria Oligantha Michx.
UWAL0034597	Bibb	01 May 1987	Kral, Robert 74849	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michx.
TROY000042298	Marengo	17 Apr 2009	England, J. Kevin 1953	TROY Scleria oligantha Michaux
AUA000038265	Madison	2 Jun 2017	England, J. Kevin 7897	AUA Scleria Oligantha Michx.
UNA00003193	Greene	01 May 1980	Wiersema, John H. 1647	UNA Scleria oligantha Michx.
UWAL0017016	DeKalb	14 Jun 2014	Spaulding, Daniel D. 13998	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michx.
AUA000022569	Wilcox	26 Apr 1986	Diamond, Alvin R. 2397	AUA Scleria Oligantha Michx.
UNA00061255	Tuscaloosa	27 Apr 2003	Spaulding, Daniel D. 11779	UNA Scleria oligantha Michx.
TROY000044495	Fayette	01 May 2008	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12872	TROY Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0032495	Lawrence	14 May 2016	England, J. Kevin 6339	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michaux
UNA00028964	Fayette	09 Jul 1997	Haynes, Robert R. 9564	UNA Scleria oligantha Michx.
ALNHS00003176	Monroe	13 May 2015	Barger, T. Wayne RH-513	ALNHS Scleria oligantha Michx.
JSU113316	Clay	5 May 1995	Ballard, J. Mark 5506	JSU Scleria oligantha Michaux
AUA000022565	Crenshaw	4 Jun 1995	Diamond, Alvin R. 9580	AUA Scleria Oligantha Michx.
UWAL0035698	Shelby	07 Jun 2016	Davenport, L.J. 6340	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michaux
TROY000050709	Randolph	21 May 2010	England, J. Kevin 2400	TROY Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0036945	Fayette	18 May 2017	England, J. Kevin 7801	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0054007	Lauderdale	23 May 2021	England, J. Kevin 12089	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0030320	Dallas	12 May 2011	Keener, Brian R. 6477	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michx.
UWAL0015565	Lawrence	26 May 2014	England, J. Kevin 4897	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michaux
JSU113328	Marshall	13 Jun 1976	Whetstone, R. David 8463	JSU Scleria oligantha Michaux
UNA00003109	Marshall	21 May 1980	Meigs, Russell A. 583	UNA Scleria oligantha Michx.
UWAL0043708	Baldwin	23 May 2006	Larsen, Harry S. 1513	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michx.
JSU113313	Bibb	18 May 1984	Whetstone, R. David 13929	JSU Scleria oligantha Michaux
JSU113330	Shelby	21 Jul 1999	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1068	JSU Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0002248	Fayette	11 May 2008	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12872	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michx.
UWAL0044777	Jackson	02 Jun 2018	England, J. Kevin 9211	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0056251	Lawrence	28 Apr 2020	England, Kevin J. 10940	UWAL Schleria oligantha Michaux
UWAL0045982	Calhoun	21 Apr 2018	Spaulding, Daniel D. 15220	UWAL Scleria oligantha Michx.
TROY000050464	Morgan	01 Jun 2017	England, J. Kevin 7854	TROY Scleria oligantha Michaux
JSU113322	Etowah	8 May 1994	Hodge, Lesley M. 1398	JSU Scleria oligantha Michaux
TROY000025383	Butler	07 May 2008	Diamond, Alvin R. 19222	TROY Scleria oligantha Michaux
AUA000022562	Choctaw	6 Jun 1994	Crouch, Virginia E. 993	AUA Scleria Oligantha Michx.

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Data last modified: 3/17/2024

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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