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Eleocharis fallax Weath.
creeping spikerush

       
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Images:
Eleocharis fallax Weath.

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Synonyms:
Eleocharis fallax Weath.

  ELAM4 Eleocharis ambigens Fernald
 

Distribution:
Eleocharis fallax Weath.

View Native Status
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, RI, SC, TX, VA, WV), USA+ (PR), CAN (NS, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Eleocharis fallax Weath.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 76 species in Eleocharis
 

Classification:
Eleocharis fallax Weath.

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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 fallax Weath. – creeping spikerush
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Eleocharis fallax Weath.

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.

New York:
creeping spikerush              Endangered
Rhode Island:
deceitful spike-rush              Historical
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Eleocharis fallax Weath.

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 OBL OBL NO NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO OBL NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Eleocharis fallax Weath.

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

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40014.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/26/2008 09:54 PM MDT