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Eleocharis nana
Eleocharis nana Kunth
Hair-like Spike-rush, Hair-like Spikerush, Hairlike Spikerush
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: ELNA
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 5 inches tall.
Fruit: Achenes whitish to pale brown.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Perianth of 6 bristles. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: FLNative Habitat: Freshwater, moist terrestrial sites such as sandy and peaty ponds, cypress swamps.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL |
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 nana in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Eleocharis nana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eleocharis nana
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR