Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult.
common spikerush
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ELPA3 |
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Group: |
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Monocot |
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Family: |
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Cyperaceae |
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Duration: |
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Perennial
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Growth Habit: |
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Graminoid
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Native Status: |
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L48 |
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N |
AK |
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HI |
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CAN |
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GL |
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SPM |
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N |
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Common Names: |
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marsh spike-rush |
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creeping spike-rush |
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![Photo of Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090813085113im_/http://plants.usda.gov/gallery/standard/elpa3_002_shp.jpg)
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
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Images:
Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult.
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Distribution:
Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult.
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM) |
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Related Taxa:
Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult.
View
36 genera in Cyperaceae,
76 species in Eleocharis
or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
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Native
Introduced
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Classification:
Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult.
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Classification Report.
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Introduced Information:
Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult.
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 palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Nat. Ind. |
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Reg. 0 |
Reg. A |
Reg. C |
Reg. H |
OBL |
OBL |
OBL |
OBL |
OBL |
OBL |
OBL |
OBL |
OBL |
OBL |
OBL |
OBL |
NO |
NO |
Eleocharis smallii [=ELPAP]:
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OBL |
OBL |
OBL |
OBL |
OBL |
OBL |
OBL |
NO |
NO |
OBL |
NO |
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NO |
NO |
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
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More Accounts and Images:
Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40019.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
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Related Web Sites:
Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult.
AK-Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Natural History of the Northwoods
TN-Tennessee Valley Authority Native Plants
UK-Plants For A Future
USDA NRCS Wetland Plant Fact Sheet
WA-Burke Museum of Natural History
WI-Wetland Plants of Wisconsin
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