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Eleocharis compressa Sull.
flatstem spikerush

       
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Line Drawing of Eleocharis compressa Sull.
USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team, Fort Worth, TX. Usage Requirements.
 
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Eleocharis compressa Sull.

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Distribution:
Eleocharis compressa Sull.

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USA (AL, AR, CO, DC, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NT, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Eleocharis compressa Sull.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 76 species in Eleocharis or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Eleocharis compressa Sull. var. acutisquamata (Buckley) S.G. Sm.. .
Eleocharis compressa var. acutisquamata
sharpscale spikerush
Distribution of Eleocharis compressa Sull. var. compressa. . Image Available.
Eleocharis compressa var. compressa
flatstem spikerush
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Eleocharis compressa Sull.

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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 compressa Sull. – flatstem spikerush
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Eleocharis compressa Sull.

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.

Maryland:
flattened spikerush              Endangered
Michigan:
flattened spike-rush              Threatened
New Jersey:
flat-stem spike-rush              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
flat-stemmed spike-rush              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Eleocharis compressa Sull.

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
FACW,FACW+ FACW+ FACW+ FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO

Eleocharis acutisquamata [=ELCOA3]:

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 NO NO NI NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Eleocharis compressa Sull.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40012.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 09/25/2008 06:11 AM MDT