PLANTS Profile for Eleocharis tenuis var. pseudoptera (slender spikerush)

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Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult. var. pseudoptera (Weath. ex Svens.) Svens.
slender spikerush

Symbol:

ELTEP

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

Images:
Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult. var. pseudoptera (Weath. ex Svens.) Svens.

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Synonyms:
Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult. var. pseudoptera (Weath. ex Svens.) Svens.

	ELCAP	Eleocharis capitata (L.) R. Br. var. pseudoptera Weath. ex Svens.
	ELELP2	Eleocharis elliptica Kunth var. pseudoptera (Weath. ex Svens.) L.J. Harms

Distribution:
Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult. var. pseudoptera (Weath. ex Svens.) Svens.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (DE, MD, NC, NJ, NY, PA, TN, VA), CAN (NS, QC)

Related Taxa:
Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult. var. pseudoptera (Weath. ex Svens.) Svens.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 76 species in Eleocharis, 3 varieties in Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult.

Classification:
Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult. var. pseudoptera (Weath. ex Svens.) Svens.

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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 tenuis (Willd.) Schult. – slender spikerush
Variety	Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult. var. pseudoptera (Weath. ex Svens.) Svens. – slender spikerush

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult. var. pseudoptera (Weath. ex Svens.) Svens.

The synonyms italicized and indented below are 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:
Eleocharis elliptica var. pseudoptera
slender spikerush		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult. var. pseudoptera (Weath. ex Svens.) Svens.

Eleocharis tenuis:

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

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult. var. pseudoptera (Weath. ex Svens.) Svens.

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 527858.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/26/2008 07:26 AM MDT