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Eleocharis occulta
Eleocharis occulta S.G. Sm.
Limestone Spike-rush, Limestone Spikerush
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s): Eleocharis occulata
USDA Symbol: ELOC4
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Fruit: Achenes medium to dark brown.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: BrownBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Perianth bristles 3 or absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: OK , TXNative Habitat: Seasonally wet, calcareous seeps, depressions, swales, rock crevises, rocky stream beds, stream banks, wet meadows, pond margins, often on limestone.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Eleocharis occulta in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Eleocharis occulta in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eleocharis occulta
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR