Littlehead Nutrush

Scleria oligantha Michx. - Sedge family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 30 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Purple, Brown

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
  • MEX:  Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.