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Eleocharis compressa var. compressa

Eleocharis compressa Sull. var. compressa

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

Cyperaceae (Sedge family)

Synonym(s): Eleocharis acuminata, Eleocharis compressa var. atrata, Eleocharis elliptica var. atrata, Eleocharis elliptica var. compressa, Eleocharis tenuis var. atrata

USDA Symbol: ELCOC2

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: ON , QC
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.

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

Metadata

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

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