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Eleocharis elliptica Kunth
elliptic spikerush

   
Symbol: ELEL4
Group: Monocot
Family: Cyperaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N



 
More Information:
  • Classification Report
  • Data Source and Documentation
 

Synonyms:
Eleocharis elliptica Kunth

  ELCAB3 Eleocharis capitata (L.) R. Br. var. borealis Svens.
  ELCOB Eleocharis compressa Sull. var. borealis (Svens.) Drapalik & Mohlenbr.
  ELTEB Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult. var. borealis (Svens.) Gleason
 

Distribution by State:
Eleocharis elliptica Kunth

Distributional Map for Eleocharis elliptica Kunth
Distribution Map Legend

Eleocharis elliptica Kunth distribution:
USA (CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
IL, IN, MI, MT, NY, OH, PA, WA, WI

 

Related Taxa:
Eleocharis elliptica Kunth

36 genera in Cyperaceae, 76 species in Eleocharis
 

Classification:
Eleocharis elliptica Kunth

     
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 elliptica Kunth – elliptic spikerush
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Eleocharis elliptica Kunth

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

Pennsylvania:
slender spike-rush Endangered
 

 

 
Time Generated: 02/11/2009 10:10 AM MST