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Eleocharis tenuis var. pseudoptera
Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult. var. pseudoptera (Weath. ex Svens.) Svens.
Slender Spike-rush, Slender Spikerush
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s): Eleocharis capitata var. pseudoptera, Eleocharis elliptica var. pseudoptera
USDA Symbol: ELTEP
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Fruit: Achenes usually lemon yellow to dark yellow.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: BrownBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Perianth bristles usually absent, sometimes 1-3. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: DE , KY , MD , NC , NJ , NY , PA , TN , VACanada: NS , QC
Native Habitat: Wet, fresh, often calcareous meadows, swales, springy places, woods, prairie, serpentine barrens, ditches.
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 tenuis var. pseudoptera in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Eleocharis tenuis var. pseudoptera in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eleocharis tenuis var. pseudoptera
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR