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Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Canada spikesedge

       
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Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult.

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Synonyms:
Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult.

  ELCAD Eleocharis capitata (L.) R. Br. var. dispar (E.J. Hill) Fernald
  ELCA2 Eleocharis caribaea (Rottb.) S.F. Blake
  ELCAD2 Eleocharis caribaea (Rottb.) S.F. Blake var. dispar (E.J. Hill) S.F. Blake
  SCCA8 Scirpus caribaea Rottb.
  SCGE4 Scirpus geniculata L.
 

Distribution:
Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, LA, MD, MI, MS, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TX), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 76 species in Eleocharis
 

Classification:
Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult.

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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 geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult. – Canada spikesedge
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult.

This plant and 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.

Indiana:
capitate spike-rush              Threatened
Michigan:
Eleocharis caribaea
spike-rush              Threatened
Ohio:
Eleocharis caribaea
Caribbean spikerush              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Eleocharis caribaea
capitate spike-rush              Endangered
 

Introduced Information:
Eleocharis geniculata (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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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult.

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,OBL OBL FACW+ FACW NO FACW FACW+ NO NO NO OBL NO OBL OBL

Eleocharis caribaea:

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,OBL FACW FACW FACW NO FACW FACW FACW NO NO NO NO OBL NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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 species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40046.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

 
 
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