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Eleocharis minima Kunth
small spikerush

       
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Eleocharis minima Kunth

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Synonyms:
Eleocharis minima Kunth

  ELMIA Eleocharis minima Kunth var. ambigua (Steud.) Kük.
  ELUN3 Eleocharis uncialis Chapm. ex Small
 

Distribution:
Eleocharis minima Kunth

View Native Status
Distribution Map Legend

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

USA (CA, FL, GA, LA, NJ, TX)
 

Related Taxa:
Eleocharis minima Kunth

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 76 species in Eleocharis
 

Classification:
Eleocharis minima Kunth

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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 minima Kunth – small spikerush
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Eleocharis minima Kunth

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 Jersey:
small spike-rush              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Eleocharis minima Kunth

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 OBL NO NO NO OBL NO NO NO NI NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Eleocharis minima Kunth

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 40055.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 
 
Time Generated: 10/25/2008 11:08 PM MDT