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Eleocharis tenuis var. verrucosa

Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult. var. verrucosa (Svens.) Svens.

Slender Spike-rush, Slender Spikerush, Warty Spike-rush

Cyperaceae (Sedge family)

Synonym(s): Eleocharis capitata var. verrucosa, Eleocharis verrucosa

USDA Symbol: ELTEV

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Fruit: Achenes dark brown, dark green, or yellow.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Brown
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Perianth bristles absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MD , MN , MO , MS , NE , NJ , OH , OK , PA , SC , SD , TN , TX , VA , WI
Native Habitat: Fresh, often calcareous, shores, wet woods, ditches.

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

Metadata

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

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