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Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Canada spikesedge


General Information
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
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Native Status:
lower 48 status L48    Alaska status AK    Hawaii status HI    Puerto Rico status PR    Virgin Islands status VI    Navassa Island NAV    Canada status CAN    Greenland status GL    Saint Pierre and Michelon status SPM    North America NA   

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Synonyms

Symbol Scientific Name
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

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Rank Scientific Name and Common Name
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

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
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
Michigan
Eleocharis caribaea
spike-rush
Threatened
Ohio
Eleocharis caribaea
Caribbean spikerush
Endangered
Pennsylvania
Eleocharis caribaea
capitate spike-rush
Endangered

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Top Level Regions
Caribbean OBL
Hawaii OBL
North America
Arid West OBL
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain FACW
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont FACW
Great Plains FACW
Midwest FACW
Northcentral & Northeast OBL
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast OBL

Wildlife

Food

Source Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds

Cover

Source Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds

Description of Values

Value Class Food Cover

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