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Eleocharis compressa
Eleocharis compressa Sull.
Flatstem Spikerush, Flattened Spikerush, Flat-stem Spike-rush, Flatstemmed Spikesedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: ELCO2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 18 inches tall.
Fruit: Achenes yellow-brown or dark brown.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: BrownBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Perianth of 0-5 bristles. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , CO , DC , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MD , MI , MN , MO , ND , NE , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OK , PA , SD , TN , TX , VA , WI , WVCanada: AB , BC , MB , NT , ON , QC , SK
Native Habitat: Damp soil to shallow water in seasonally wet seeps and depressions in calcareous grasslands, meadows, limestone and dolomite barrens, glades, fens, ditches, waste places.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW | OBL | FACW | FACW | FACW | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Eleocharis compressa in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Eleocharis compressa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eleocharis compressa
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-10Research By: CBR