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Scleria testacea

Nees (1834)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Cyperaceae Genus: Scleria

nutgrass

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Perennials with horizontal, woody rhizomes.

Stems: Culms densely tufted along the rhizome, 60–90 cm tall, 2–3 cm wide, antrorsely scabrous on the sharp angles, the sides slightly concave, 2–3–leaved.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Blades cauline. Blades linear, 30–50 cm long, 3–8 mm wide. Apex narrowing and subacute. Surfaces glabrous. Margins entire. Sheaths broadly to very narrowly winged, the contra–ligule deltate–lanceolate, obtuse. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers in panicles narrow, open, 2–3– nodose, bearing 3–5 partial panicles, the terminal partial panicle 2–6 cm long, lateral ones solitary or paired, much smaller than terminal one, peduncles enclosed or exserted; involucral bracts up to 15 cm long, the sheath winged; spikelets rusty brown, sessile, in groups of 2 to several, subtended by setaceous bracteoles. glumes 2-ranked, the 2 uppermost glumes bearing a pistillate flower, ovate to broadly ovate, ca. 2 mm long, acute; hypogynium cup–shaped, ca. 1 mm high, apex truncate or inconspicuously 3-lobed and margins ciliate. Flowers unisexual. Corolla (petals) absent. Ovary superior.

Fruit: Achenes dingy white; glossy; broadly ovoid; 2.5–3 mm long; 2–2.3 mm wide; smooth; obtuse. Seeds 1; seed coat thin; free from pericarp; embryo basal; endosperm abundant.

Ploidy:

Habitat: Low elevation wet sites.

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Indigenous

Island Status

Molokai Indigenous
Maui Indigenous
Hawai'i Indigenous

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Linnaea 9(3): 303 (1834)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1434 (WM, H); Oppenheimer 2008:27 (Mo)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Scleria testacea Nees South Hilo District, Waiakea, Keaukaha Military Reservation Growing along jeep road through mixed native/exotic forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. Collector Number: 9782 Hawaii BISH 7/5/1996
2 Scleria testacea Nees hana hwy., huelo, waipio stream, side of rd. under railguard Naturalized. Roadside scrub (Psidium guajava, Syzygium jambos). PRESERVED_SPECIMEN starr, f. starr, k.; loope, l. collector number: 090213-01 Maui BISH 2/13/2009
3 Scleria testacea Nees Hilo PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hitchcock, A.S. Collector Number: 14156 Hawaii BISH 8/17/1916
4 Scleria testacea Nees Hilo near airport, in wet, rocky lowland PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kawasaki, A. s.n. Hawaii BISH 9/22/1958
5 Scleria testacea Nees S of Pohakupili gulch Naturalized in pasture but localized. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H110738 Molokai BISH 11/25/2007
6 Scleria testacea Nees hilo near airport, in wet, rocky lowland PRESERVED_SPECIMEN kawasaki, a. collector number: s.n. Hawaii BISH 9/22/1958
7 Scleria testacea Nees hilo S end of Prosopis grove; coastal vegetation; in sand; with Scaevola sericea, Capparis sandwichiana, Prosopis pallida, Cocos nucifera PRESERVED_SPECIMEN mann, h. brigham, w.t. collector number: 329 Molokai BISH 1864-01-01
8 Scleria testacea Nees Hilo PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Remy, M.J. 73g Hawaii BISH 1/24/1905
9 Scleria testacea Nees PRESERVED_SPECIMEN h. mann & w. t. brigham s.n. A
10 Scleria testacea Nees rainbow falls Tidepool with boulders PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lee, h.a. collector number: 162 Hawaii BISH 3/1/1926
11 Scleria testacea Nees Lava flows below Olaa PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lyon, H.L. s.n. Hawaii BISH 12/20/1933
12 Scleria testacea Nees ahupuaa of halepuaa in the puna district The plant grows in exposed areas with direct sunlight. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN yoshida, l. collector number: 79.040 Hawaii BISH 2/23/1979
13 Scleria testacea Nees kurtistown Summit vegetation of Dicranopteris linearis, Metrosideros polymorpha, Phyllostegia grandiflora. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN kawasaki, a. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 5/8/1958
14 Scleria testacea Nees ahupuaa of Halepuaa in the Puna District The plant grows in exposed areas with direct sunlight. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Yoshida, L. 79.04 Hawaii BISH 2/23/1979
15 Scleria testacea Nees Hilo PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Mann, H. Brigham, W.T. Collector Number: 329 Hawaii BISH 1864-01-01
16 Scleria testacea Nees ahupuaa of Halepuaa in the Puna District The plant grows in exposed areas with direct sunlight. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Yoshida, L. Collector Number: 79.040 Hawaii BISH 2/23/1979
17 Scleria testacea Nees ahupuaa of Halepuaa in the Puna District The plant grows in exposed areas with direct sunlight. Creeps through the Sword fern or vegetation that it is growing in. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Yoshida, L. Collector Number: 79.040 Hawaii BISH 2/23/1979
18 Scleria testacea Nees s of pohakupili gulch Naturalized in pasture but localized. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h110738 Molokai BISH 11/25/2007
19 Scleria testacea Nees painbow falls undisturbed tree-fern & Cheirodendron forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN h. lee 162 CM
20 Scleria testacea Nees Wet forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN h. mann, w. t. brigham 329 GSW
21 Scleria testacea Nees Hana Hwy., Huelo Point, Waipio Stream, side of Rd. under railguard. Roadside scrub. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Forest Starr Starr-090213-01 Maui PTBG 2/13/2009
22 Scleria testacea Nees puna district, hawaiian acres subdivision, 9 rd (private land holding) Lowland Metrosideros forest, lowland disturbed areas; disturbed native forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN r. e. palmer 30037 NY 7/30/1997
23 Scleria testacea Nees Puna District, Hawaiian Acres subdivision, 9 Rd (Private land holding) Lowland Metrosideros forest, lowland disturbed areas; disturbed native forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN R. E. Palmer 30037 NY 7/30/1997
24 Scleria testacea Nees Puna District, in the ahupua`a of Halepua`a Exposed area with direct sunlight. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN L. Yoshida 79.04 Hawaii US 2/23/1979
25 Scleria testacea Nees hilo bay PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener h36 Hawaii US 12/12/1922
26 Scleria testacea Nees Hilo PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hitchcock, A. S. 14156 Hawaii US 8/17/2016
27 Scleria testacea Nees Land of Waiakea behind Leleiwi Point. Dry, rocky scrublands. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Derral Herbst 5509 Oahu PTBG 10/20/1975
28 Scleria testacea Nees trail to maunaiki. 1.4 miles east of highway 11. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN thorne, k. 6972 SJNM 8/1/1989
29 Scleria testacea Nees puna district, in the ahupua`a of halepua`a Exposed area with direct sunlight. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN l. yoshida 79.04 Hawaii US 2/23/1979
30 Scleria testacea Nees south hilo distr., waiakea, keaukaha military reservation PRESERVED_SPECIMEN d. r. herbst 9782 Hawaii US 7/5/1996
31 Scleria testacea Nees Puna District, Hawaiian Acres subdivision, 9 Rd (private land holding) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Palmer, R. E.; Paul, D. 30037 Hawaii US 7/30/1997
32 Scleria testacea Nees Puna District, in the ahupua'a of Halepua'a Exposed area with direct sunlight. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Yoshida, L. 79.04 Hawaii US 2/23/1979
33 Scleria testacea Nees Hilo Bay PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. H36 Hawaii US 12/12/2022
34 Scleria testacea Nees South Hilo Distr., Waiakea, Keaukaha Military Reservation PRESERVED_SPECIMEN D. R. Herbst 9782 Hawaii US 7/5/1996
35 Scleria testacea Nees 25 ave., pahoa, puna. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN otto degener|isa degener degener 32758 Maui US 7/21/1972
36 Scleria testacea Nees hilo bay PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener h 36 Hawaii US 12/12/1922
37 Scleria testacea Nees Puna District, Hawaiian Acres subdivision, 9 Rd (private land holding) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN R. Palmer & D. Paul 30037 Hawaii US 7/30/1997
38 Scleria testacea Nees hilo PRESERVED_SPECIMEN a. s. hitchcock 14156 Kauai US 8/17/1916
39 Scleria testacea Nees puna district, hawaiian acres subdivision, 9 rd (private land holding) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN r. palmer & d. paul 30037 Hawaii US 7/30/1997
40 Scleria testacea Nees South Hilo Distr., Waiakea, Keaukaha Military Reservation PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D. R. 9782 Hawaii US 7/5/1996
41 Scleria testacea Nees Land of Waiakea behind Leleiwi Pt. Dry, rocky scrub. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D. R.; Ishikawa, S. 5509 Hawaii US 10/20/1975
42 Scleria testacea Nees rainbow falls Wet places. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lee, h.a. collector number: 162 Hawaii BISH 3/1/1926
43 Scleria testacea Nees Painbow Falls PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lee, H. A. 162 Hawaii US 3/26/2020
44 Scleria testacea Nees hilo PRESERVED_SPECIMEN h. mann & w. t. brigham 329 Oahu US
45 Scleria testacea Nees land of waiakea behind leleiwi pt. Dry, rocky scrub. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN d. r. herbst & s. ishikawa 5509 Hawaii US 10/20/1975
46 Scleria testacea Nees Rainbow Falls Wet places. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lee, H.A. 162 Hawaii BISH 3/1/1926
47 Scleria testacea Nees ahupuaa of halepuaa in the puna district The plant grows in exposed areas with direct sunlight. Creeps through the Sword fern or vegetation that it is growing in. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN yoshida, l. collector number: 79.040 Hawaii BISH 2/23/1979
48 Scleria testacea Nees Hilo Bay PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. H 36 Hawaii US 12/12/2022
49 Scleria testacea Nees Hilo PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hitchcock, A.S. 14156 Hawaii BISH 8/17/1916
50 Scleria testacea Nees Hana Hwy., Huelo, Waipio Stream, Side of Rd. under railguard Naturalized. Roadside scrub (Psidium guajava, Syzygium jambos). PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F. 090213-01 Maui BISH 2/13/2009
51 Scleria testacea Nees South Hilo District, Waiakea, Keaukaha Military Reservation Growing along jeep road through mixed native/exotic forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 9782 Hawaii BISH 7/5/1996
52 Scleria testacea Nees Hilo PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Mann, H. 329 Hawaii BISH 2/6/1905
53 Scleria testacea Nees waikahekahe nui On grassy plain, depressed place. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hosaka, e.y. collector number: 1387 Hawaii BISH 6/30/1936
54 Scleria testacea Nees south hilo district, waiakea, keaukaha military reservation Growing along jeep road through mixed native/exotic forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. collector number: 9782 Hawaii BISH 7/5/1996
55 Scleria testacea Nees Kurtistown Growing in a rather dry place. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kawasaki, A. s.n. Hawaii BISH 5/1/1958
56 Scleria testacea Nees lava flows below olaa PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lyon, h.l. collector number: s.n. Hawaii BISH 12/20/1933
57 Scleria testacea Nees Waikahekahe Nui On grassy plain, depressed place. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hosaka, E.Y. 1387 Hawaii BISH 6/30/1936
58 Scleria testacea Nees Land of Waiakea behind Leleiwi Point Dry, rocky scrublands. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 5509 Hawaii BISH 10/20/1975
59 Scleria testacea Nees hilo PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hitchcock, a.s. collector number: 14156 Hawaii BISH 8/17/1916
60 Scleria testacea Nees ahupuaa of Halepuaa in the Puna District The plant grows in exposed areas with direct sunlight. Creeps through the Sword fern or vegetation that it is growing in. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Yoshida, L. 79.04 Hawaii BISH 2/23/1979
61 Scleria testacea Nees land of waiakea behind leleiwi point Dry, rocky scrublands. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. ishikawa, s. collector number: 5509 Hawaii BISH 10/20/1975
62 Scleria testacea Nees hilo PRESERVED_SPECIMEN remy, m.j. collector number: 73g Hawaii BISH 1851-01-01
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