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Scleria oligantha
littlehead nutrush
Petersburg National Battlefield
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Scleria oligantha Michx.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		littlehead nutrush
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Cyperaceae, Genus Scleria, Species Scleria oligantha


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: S4
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Buffalo National River	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hot Springs National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Natchez Trace Parkway	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Prince William Forest Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve


Last Modified Date:	8/4/2008

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/30/2025 10:51:44 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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