PLANTS Profile for Eleocharis diandra (Wright's spikerush)

Name Search
name search type enter a search name
	State Search
	Advanced Search
	Search Help


	Alternative Crops
	Characteristics
	Classification
	Culturally Significant
	Distribution Update
	Fact Sheets & Plant Guides
	Invasive and Noxious Weeds
	Links
	Plant Materials Publications
	Threatened & Endangered
	Wetland Indicator Status



	40,000+ Plant Images
	Submit Your Digital Images



	Complete PLANTS Checklist
	State PLANTS Checklist
	Advanced Search Download
	Symbols for Unknown Plants
	NRCS State GSAT Lists
	NRCS State Plants Lists
	PLANTS Posters



	Crop Nutrient Tool
	Ecological Site Information System
	Plant Materials Web Site
	Other NRCS Tech Resources
	VegSpec

Printer-Friendly

PLANTS Profile

Eleocharis diandra C. Wright
Wright's spikerush

Symbol:

ELDI2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		N
CAN		N

More Information:

Images:
Eleocharis diandra C. Wright

See all the Eleocharis thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery

Synonyms:
Eleocharis diandra C. Wright

	ELDID	Eleocharis diandra C. Wright var. depressa Fernald
	ELOB4	Eleocharis obtusa auct. non (Willd.) Schult.
	ELOV2	Eleocharis ovata Britton, ined.?
	ELOV3	Eleocharis ovata auct. non (Roth) Roem. & Schult.

Distribution:
Eleocharis diandra C. Wright


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, MA, NH, NY, VT), CAN (ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Eleocharis diandra C. Wright

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 76 species in Eleocharis

Classification:
Eleocharis diandra C. Wright

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


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 diandra C. Wright – Wright's spikerush

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Eleocharis diandra C. Wright

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.

Massachusetts:
Wright's spike-rush		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Eleocharis diandra C. Wright

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

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/27/2008 09:54 PM MDT