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Eleocharis flavescens var. flavescens
Eleocharis flavescens (Poir.) Urb. var. flavescens
Pale Spikerush, Yellow Spikerush
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s): Eleocharis flavescens var. fuscescens, Eleocharis praticola, Heleocharis flaccida, Heleocharis flaccida var. fuscescens, Scirpus flavescens
USDA Symbol: ELFLF
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.
Fruit: Achenes straw-colored to green or dark brown.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: BrownBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Perianth of 0-8 bristles, typically 7. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , DE , FL , GA , LA , MD , MS , NC , NJ , SC , TX , VANative Habitat: Brackish creeks, canal banks, dune depressions, hammocks, hot springs, irrigation ditches, maritime mud flats, salt marshes.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 flavescens var. flavescens in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Eleocharis flavescens var. flavescens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eleocharis flavescens var. flavescens
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR