PLANTS Profile for Eleocharis palustris var. palustris (common spikerush)

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PLANTS Profile

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

Symbol:

ELPAP

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
HI		I?
CAN		N
GL		N
SPM		N

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

Eleocharis smallii

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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

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

	ELCAA	Eleocharis calva Torr. var. australis (Nees) H. St. John
	ELMA6	Eleocharis mamillata auct. non (Lindb. f.) Lindb. f.
	ELPAA2	Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult. var. australis Nees
	ELPAM	Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult. var. major Sonder
	ELSM	Eleocharis smallii Britton
	ELSMM2	Eleocharis smallii Britton var. major (Sonder) Seymour
	SCPA20	Scirpus palustris L.

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


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USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, HI, 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), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult. var. palustris

View 38 genera in Cyperaceae, 76 species in Eleocharis, 2 varieties in Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult.

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

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus	Eleocharis R. Br. – spikerush
Species	Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult. – common spikerush
Variety	Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult. var. palustris – common spikerush

Introduced Information:
Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult. var. palustris

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Common Name=	A \| B \| C \| D \| E \| F \| G \| H \| I \| J \| K \| L \| M \| N \| O \| P \| Q \| R \| S \| T \| U \| V \| W \| X \| Y \| Z \| all

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

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

Eleocharis palustris:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Eleocharis smallii: