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Eleocharis palustris var. palustris

Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult. var. palustris

Common Spike-rush, Common Spikerush, Creeping Spikerush, Marsh Spike-rush, Spikesedge

Cyperaceae (Sedge family)

Synonym(s): Eleocharis calva var. australis, Eleocharis mamillata, Eleocharis palustris var. australis, Eleocharis palustris var. major, Eleocharis smallii, Eleocharis smallii var. major, Scirpus palustris

USDA Symbol: ELPAP

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), HI (I?), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.
Fruit: Achenes straw-colored to dark brown.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Perianth usually of 4-5 bristles, sometimes 0. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.

Distribution

USA: AK , AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NS , NT , NU , ON , PE , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Fresh (to possibly slightly brackish) marshes, meadows, shores, ponds.

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

Metadata

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

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