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Eleocharis flavescens var. flavescens

Eleocharis flavescens (Poir.) Urb. var. flavescens

Pale Spikerush, Yellow Spikerush

Cyperaceae (Sedge family)

Synonym(s): Eleocharis flavescens var. fuscescens, Eleocharis praticola, Heleocharis flaccida, Heleocharis flaccida var. fuscescens, Scirpus flavescens

USDA Symbol: ELFLF

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.
Fruit: Achenes straw-colored to green or dark brown.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Brown
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Perianth of 0-8 bristles, typically 7. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , DE , FL , GA , LA , MD , MS , NC , NJ , SC , TX , VA
Native Habitat: Brackish creeks, canal banks, dune depressions, hammocks, hot springs, irrigation ditches, maritime mud flats, salt marshes.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
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 flavescens var. flavescens in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eleocharis flavescens var. flavescens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eleocharis flavescens var. flavescens

Metadata

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

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