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Eleocharis melanocarpa Torr.
blackfruit spikerush

       
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Line Drawing of Eleocharis melanocarpa Torr.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 317. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Eleocharis melanocarpa Torr.

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Distribution:
Eleocharis melanocarpa Torr.

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USA (AL, DE, FL, GA, IN, MA, MD, MI, MS, NC, NJ, NY, RI, SC, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Eleocharis melanocarpa Torr.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 76 species in Eleocharis
 

Classification:
Eleocharis melanocarpa Torr.

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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 melanocarpa Torr. – blackfruit spikerush
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Eleocharis melanocarpa Torr.

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.

Indiana:
black-fruited spike-rush              Threatened
Maryland:
black-fruited spikerush              Endangered
New Jersey:
black-fruit spike-rush              Endangered
Rhode Island:
black-fruited spike-rush              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Eleocharis melanocarpa Torr.

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 FACW+ NO NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Eleocharis melanocarpa Torr.

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 40053.

 
 
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