List of Scleria species


The Plant List recognises about 266 accepted taxa in the plant genus Scleria.
As of December 2023, Plants of the World Online recognises 255 accepted species in this genus.

Species

This list is compiled from The Plant List, Germplasm Resources Information Network, Integrated Taxonomic Information System and Flora of China.Scleria abortiva Scleria acanthocarpa Scleria achtenii Scleria adpressohirta Scleria afroreflexa Scleria alpina Scleria amazonica Scleria anceps Scleria andringitrensis Scleria angusta Scleria angustifolia Scleria annularis Scleria anomala Scleria arcuata Scleria arguta Scleria aromatica Scleria assamica Scleria atroglumis Scleria balansae Scleria baldwinii – Baldwin's nutrushScleria bambariensis Scleria bancana – winged scleria Scleria baroni-clarkei Scleria baronii Scleria barteri Scleria benthamii Scleria bequaertii Scleria bicolor Scleria biflora Scleria boivinii Scleria boniana Scleria borii Scleria bourgeaui – Bourgeau's nutrushScleria bracteata – bracted nutrush Scleria bradei Scleria brownii Scleria buekiana Scleria buettneri Scleria bulbifera Scleria burchellii Scleria calcicola Scleria camaratensis Scleria canescens Scleria carphiformis Scleria castanea Scleria catharinensis Scleria catophylla Scleria chevalieri Scleria chlorocalyx Scleria ciliaris Scleria ciliata – fringed nutrush
  • * var. elliottii
  • * var. glabra Scleria clarkei Scleria clathrata Scleria cochinchinensis Scleria colorata Scleria comosa Scleria complanata Scleria composita Scleria corymbosa Scleria cubensis – Cuban nutrush Scleria curtissii – Curtiss' nutrush Scleria cuyabensis Scleria cyathophora Scleria cyperina Scleria delicatula Scleria densispicata Scleria depauperata Scleria depressa Scleria distans – riverswamp nutrush
  • * var. chondrocarpa
  • * var. glomerulata Scleria dregeana Scleria dulungensis Scleria eggersiana – Eggers' nutrushScleria elongatissima Scleria erythrorrhiza Scleria fauriei Scleria filiculmis Scleria flagellum-nigrorum Scleria flexuosa Scleria foliosa Scleria foveolata Scleria fulvipilosa Scleria gaertneri Scleria georgiana – slenderfruit nutrushScleria glabra Scleria globonux Scleria goosenii Scleria goossensii Scleria gracillima Scleria greigiifolia Scleria guineensis Scleria harlandii Scleria havanensis – Havana nutrushScleria hildebrandtii Scleria hilsenbergii Scleria hirta Scleria hirtella – riverswamp nutrush Scleria hispidior Scleria hispidula Scleria hookeriana Scleria huberi Scleria induta Scleria interrupta Scleria iostephana Scleria jiangchengensis Scleria junghuhniana Scleria kerrii Scleria khasiana Scleria killipiana Scleria kindtiana Scleria lacustris – lakeshore nutrushScleria laevis – smooth scleria Scleria lagoensis Scleria latifolia Scleria laxa Scleria laxiflora Scleria leptostachya Scleria levis Scleria lingulata Scleria lithosperma – Florida Keys nutrush
  • * var. linearis
  • * subsp. linearis
  • * subsp. lithosperma Scleria longispiculata Scleria lucentinigricans Scleria macbrideana Scleria mackaviensis Scleria macrogyne Scleria macrolomioides Scleria macrophylla Scleria madagascariensis Scleria martii Scleria melaleuca Scleria melanomphala Scleria melanotricha Scleria melicoides Scleria microcarpa – tropical nutrushScleria mikawana Scleria millespicula Scleria minima Scleria minor – slender nutrushScleria mitis – cortadoraScleria monticola Scleria motemboensis Scleria motleyi
  • * subsp. rostrata Scleria mucronata Scleria muehlenbergii – Muehlenberg's nutrushScleria multilacunosa Scleria mutoensis Scleria myricocarpa Scleria natalensis Scleria naumanniana Scleria neesii Scleria neocaledonica Scleria neogranatensis Scleria novae-hollandiae Scleria nyasensis Scleria oblata Scleria obtusa Scleria oligantha – littlehead nutrushScleria oligochondra Scleria orchardii Scleria ovinux Scleria pachyrrhyncha Scleria panicoides Scleria papuana Scleria parallella Scleria parvula Scleria patula Scleria pauciflora – fewflower nutrush
  • * var. caroliniana
  • * var. curtissii Scleria paupercula Scleria pergracilis Scleria pernambucana Scleria perpusilla Scleria pilosa Scleria pilosissima Scleria plusiophylla Scleria poeppigii Scleria poiformis Scleria poklei Scleria polycarpa Scleria polyrrhiza Scleria pooides Scleria porphyrocarpa Scleria procumbens Scleria psilorrhiza Scleria pulchella Scleria purdiei – Purdie's nutrushScleria purpurascens
  • * var. ophirensis Scleria pusilla Scleria racemosa Scleria radula Scleria ramosa Scleria rehmannii Scleria reticularis – reticulated nutrush, netted nutrush Scleria richardsiae Scleria robinsoniana Scleria robusta Scleria rugosa Scleria rutenbergiana Scleria scabra Scleria scabriuscula – mosquito nutrushScleria scandens Scleria schenckiana Scleria schiedeana Scleria schimperiana Scleria schulzii Scleria scindens – hairy nutrushScleria scrobiculata Scleria secans – razor grass Scleria sellowiana Scleria setulosociliata Scleria sheilae Scleria sieberi Scleria skutchii Scleria sobolifer Scleria sororia Scleria sphacelata Scleria sphaerocarpa Scleria spicata Scleria spiciformis Scleria splitgerberiana Scleria sprucei Scleria staheliana Scleria stenophylla Scleria stereorrhiza Scleria stipitata Scleria stipularis Scleria stocksiana Scleria sumatrensis – Sumatran scleriaScleria swamyi Scleria sylvestris Scleria tenacissima Scleria tenella – fly nutrushScleria tepuiensis Scleria terrestris
  • * var. hookeriana
  • * var. thomsoniana Scleria tessellata
  • * var. sphaerocarpa Scleria testacea – Hawai'i nutrushScleria thwaitesiana Scleria tonkinensis Scleria transvaalensis Scleria trialata Scleria tricuspidata Scleria triglomerata – whip nutrushScleria triquetra Scleria tropicalis Scleria tryonii Scleria uleana Scleria unguiculata Scleria vaginata Scleria valdemuricata Scleria variegata Scleria venezuelensis Scleria verrucosa Scleria verticillata – low nutrushScleria veseyfitzgeraldii Scleria vichadensis Scleria violacea Scleria virgata Scleria vogelii Scleria warmingiana Scleria welwitschii Scleria williamsii Scleria woodii
  • * var. ornata Scleria wrightiana Scleria xerophila
  • ''Scleria zambesica''