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Scleria microcarpa (tropical nutrush)

Synonyms: Ophryoscleria microcarpa (homotypic); Scleria foliosa (heterotypic); Scleria microcarpa var. foliosa; Scleria microcarpa var. subeggersiana (homotypic)

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Grass

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Carara National Park II 12983 Costa Rica  
Corcovado National Park 115845 Costa Rica  
Tortuguero National Park II 47632 Costa Rica

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0