Scleria terrestris

Scleria terrestris (L.) Fassett, Rhodora 26: 159 1924. (Syn: Scleria laevis var. scaberrima Benth.; Scleria scrobiculata C.B. Clarke; Zizania terrestris L.;                          Diaphora cochinchinensis Lour.; Schoenus paniculatus Burm.f.; Scleria aspera Boeckeler; Scleria chinensis var. biauriculata C.B.Clarke; Scleria cochinchinensis (Lour.) Druce; Scleria elata Thwaites ..; Scleria exaltata Boeckeler; Scleria haematostachys Boeckeler; Scleria hasskarliana Boeckeler; Scleria hirsuta Boeckeler; Scleria kuntzei Boeckeler; Scleria luzonensis Palla; Scleria melanostoma Boeckeler; Scleria ploemii Boeckeler; Scleria radula Hance; Scleria rinkiana Boeckeler; Scleria terrestris var. decolorans (C.B.Clarke) Fassett; Scleria terrestris var. latior (C.B.Clarke) Fassett);
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please find the images of Scleria terrestris taken from Ranpur
Name: Scleria terrestris Syn. Scleria elata
Family: Cyperaceae
Place of collection: Ranpur, Nayagarh, Odisha
Habit: Perennial herb
Habitat: grasslands
Altitude: 400 m above msl

I really appreciate your efforts in catching the smaller details which are always useful in ID



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SK211NOV19-2016:ID : 12 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (10)
Location: Pilot Baba Ashram, Bhaktapur , Nepal
Altitude: 5000 ft.
Date: 11 September 2016

Carex filicina Nees , nom. cons. (accepted name)  ???
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=200026565


Need a specimen to confirm the identity of this Scleria species.


Scleria terrestris (L.) Fassett (accepted name)   ??
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Any idea about SK210NOV19-2016:ID ??

It is Scleria sp. belongs to the Cyperaceae


But which one? Is my guess correct?


Scleria sp. of Cyperaceae


Please check Scleria levis or Scleria latifolia


Scleria latifolia looks good but could not confirm!


Scleria latifolia is not listed in Nepal.

May be Scleria terrestris. But I need a specimen to confirm the identification.


https://www.picturethisai.com/ja/wiki/Scleria_terrestris.html


I guess this is matching with Scleria terrestris (L.) Fassett.


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Updated on October 1, 2025

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