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Smith, R.W.

Eleocharis compressa

Eleocharis compressa Sull.

Flatstem Spikerush, Flattened Spikerush, Flat-stem Spike-rush, Flatstemmed Spikesedge

Cyperaceae (Sedge family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ELCO2

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 18 inches tall.
Fruit: Achenes yellow-brown or dark brown.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Brown
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Perianth of 0-5 bristles. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , CO , DC , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MD , MI , MN , MO , ND , NE , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OK , PA , SD , TN , TX , VA , WI , WV
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NT , ON , QC , SK
Native Habitat: Damp soil to shallow water in seasonally wet seeps and depressions in calcareous grasslands, meadows, limestone and dolomite barrens, glades, fens, ditches, waste places.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACW		FACW		OBL	FACW		FACW	FACW	FACW

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. Click here for map of regions.

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 compressa in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eleocharis compressa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eleocharis compressa

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: CBR

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