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Scleria lithosperma (L.) Sw.
Florida Keys nutrush

Family: Cyperaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World.

State of Florida Status: Endangered

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: For an image of an herbarium specimen, visit Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden's Virtual Herbarium.

Scleria lithosperma
Copyright by: George D. Gann
in habitat, Dominican Republic, 2011

Other data on Scleria lithosperma available from :
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Scleria lithosperma has been found in the following 14 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Alice C. Wainwright Park Present Native
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Castellow Hammock parcel 31 Present Native
Castellow Hammock Park Present Native
Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park Present Native
Deering Estate at Cutler Present Native
Everglades National Park Present Native
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Present Native
Key West National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Matheson Hammock Park Present Native
National Key Deer Refuge Present Native
R. Hardy Matheson Preserve Present Native
Snake Creek/Miramar Pineland Natural Area Present Native


Scleria lithosperma has been found in the following 2 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Keys) Native


Scleria lithosperma has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Coastal Berm
Rockland Hammock


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Scleria lithosperma
Copyright by: George D. Gann
in habitat, Dominican Republic, 2011