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Eleocharis tenuis var. pseudoptera

Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult. var. pseudoptera (Weath. ex Svens.) Svens.

Slender Spike-rush, Slender Spikerush

Cyperaceae (Sedge family)

Synonym(s): Eleocharis capitata var. pseudoptera, Eleocharis elliptica var. pseudoptera

USDA Symbol: ELTEP

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Fruit: Achenes usually lemon yellow to dark yellow.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Brown
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Perianth bristles usually absent, sometimes 1-3. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.

Distribution

USA: DE , KY , MD , NC , NJ , NY , PA , TN , VA
Canada: NS , QC
Native Habitat: Wet, fresh, often calcareous meadows, swales, springy places, woods, prairie, serpentine barrens, ditches.

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 tenuis var. pseudoptera in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eleocharis tenuis var. pseudoptera in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eleocharis tenuis var. pseudoptera

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-30
Research By: CBR

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