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Scleria oligantha

Classification	Flowering Plants
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Scleria
Species	Scleria oligantha Michx.
Common Name	Smooth-seeded nut rush; Little-headed but-rush
Growth Habit	Sedge
Duration	Perennial
Plant Notes	**
C value	10
Status	Native, Watch List, FACU (NWPL)

** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

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Specimens and Distribution

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Citation Information:

Dolan, R.W., M.E. Moore. 2025 Indiana Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), USF Water Institute. University of South Florida]. Butler University Friesner Herbarium, Indianapolis, Indiana. (Begun by Dr. Rebecca W. Dolan with a grant from the Butler University Innovation Fund)