// SPECIES PROFILE · GRASS · NATIVE

Low nut-rush

Scleria verticillata

Low nut-rush (Scleria verticillata) is a grass in the — family. Native range includes AR, MO, OK. Hardy in zones 2b–11b. Mature size 6"–2'.

// QUICK FACTS

Family: —
Group: grass
Native range: Native to 25 U.S. states, including AL, AR, CT, FL, GA, IA…
USDA hardiness: Zones 2b–11b
Mature size: 6"–2'
Sun: —
Water: —
Bloom: —
Wildlife value: Pollinator and wildlife support
Ecological role: native species profile

Low nut-rush (Scleria verticillata) — *Scleria verticillata* — Low nut-rush. Photo by Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0 us).

Field Notes

[ growing · ecology · siting · care ]

Low nut-rush (Scleria verticillata) is a grass in the — family. Native range includes AR, MO, OK. Hardy in zones 2b–11b. Mature size 6"–2'.

Why it's on this list: native species profile. Native-range data from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (NPIN), cross-checked against iNaturalist observations. Part of Rooted Revival's regional native plant catalog — true natives for Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.

Companion Planting

[ guild · polyculture · cross-layer pairings ]

In the same native range, low nut-rush pairs naturally with: Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), Common Rush (Juncus effusus), Eastern Woodland Sedge (Carex blanda), Fox Sedge (Carex vulpinoidea).