General Information | |
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Symbol: | ELGE |
Group: | Monocot |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Duration: |
Annual |
Growth Habit: |
Graminoid |
Native Status: |
CAN N HI I L48 N PB N PR N VI N |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Absent/Unreported |
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Both, No County Data |
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Images
Synonyms
Symbol | Scientific Name |
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ELCAD | Eleocharis capitata (L.) R. Br. var. dispar (E.J. Hill) Fernald |
ELCA2 | Eleocharis caribaea (Rottb.) S.F. Blake |
ELCAD2 | Eleocharis caribaea (Rottb.) S.F. Blake var. dispar (E.J. Hill) S.F. Blake |
SCCA8 | Scirpus caribaea Rottb. |
SCGE4 | Scirpus geniculata L. |
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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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 geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult. – Canada spikesedge |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
Threatened and Endangered Information: | |
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This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location. | |
Indiana
capitate spike-rush
Threatened
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Michigan
Eleocharis caribaea
spike-rush
Threatened
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Ohio
Eleocharis caribaea
Caribbean spikerush
Endangered
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Pennsylvania
Eleocharis caribaea
capitate spike-rush
Endangered
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Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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