PLANTS Profile for Eleocharis olivacea var. olivacea (bright green spikerush)

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PLANTS Profile

Eleocharis olivacea Torr. var. olivacea
bright green spikerush

Symbol:

ELOLO

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Eleocharis olivacea Torr. var. olivacea

Eleocharis flaccida var. olivacea

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 312. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Eleocharis olivacea Torr. var. olivacea

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Synonyms:
Eleocharis olivacea Torr. var. olivacea

	ELFLO	Eleocharis flaccida (Rchb.) Urb. var. olivacea (Torr.) Fernald & Grisc.
	ELFLO2	Eleocharis flavescens (Poir.) Urb. var. olivacea (Torr.) Gleason

Distribution:
Eleocharis olivacea Torr. var. olivacea


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA, VT, WI, WY), USA+ (PR), CAN (NB, NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Eleocharis olivacea Torr. var. olivacea

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 76 species in Eleocharis, 2 varieties in Eleocharis olivacea Torr.

Classification:
Eleocharis olivacea Torr. var. olivacea

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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 olivacea Torr. – bright green spikerush
Variety	Eleocharis olivacea Torr. var. olivacea – bright green spikerush

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Eleocharis olivacea Torr. var. olivacea

The related entities 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.

Illinois:
Eleocharis olivacea
capitate spike rush		Endangered
Kentucky:
Eleocharis olivacea
olivaceous sedge		Special Concern
Minnesota:
Eleocharis olivacea
olivaceous spike-rush		Threatened
Ohio:
Eleocharis olivacea
olivaceous spikerush		Threatened
Pennsylvania:
Eleocharis olivacea
capitate spike-rush		Rare

Introduced Information:
Eleocharis olivacea Torr. var. olivacea

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Eleocharis olivacea Torr. var. olivacea

Eleocharis olivacea:

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

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Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Eleocharis olivacea Torr. var. olivacea

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527856.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

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

Time Generated: 10/07/2008 07:15 PM MDT