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Eleocharis geniculata

Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult.

Bent Spikerush, Canada Spikesedge, Capitate Spike-rush

Cyperaceae (Sedge family)

Synonym(s): Eleocharis capitata var. dispar, Eleocharis caribaea, Eleocharis caribaea var. dispar, Scirpus caribaea, Scirpus geniculata

USDA Symbol: ELGE

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N), CAN (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 18 inches tall.
Fruit: Achenes brown, ripening to black.

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 , AZ , CA , FL , GA , HI , IL , IN , KS , LA , MD , MI , MS , NC , OH , OK , PA , SC , TX
Canada: BC , ON
Native Habitat: Brackish creeks, canal banks, dune depressions, hammocks, irrigation ditches, lakeshores, lagoons, mangrove thickets, maritime mud flats, ditches, salt marshes.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: FACW OBL OBL FACW OBL FACW OBL OBL
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Wildflower Center Seed Bank

LBJWC-MM-738 Collected 2006-04-24 in Hays County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

1 collection(s) available in the Wildflower Center Seed Bank

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

Metadata

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

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