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Cyperaceae
Eleocharis

not marked as a favorite taxon Eleocharis elliptica Kunth. Common name: Elliptic Spikerush. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Calcareous prairies, fens, shores, riverside scours. Distribution: NL (Labrador) west to BC, south to PA, NJ, WV, TN, MO, IA, and ID. Reported for fen habitats in the Ozark portion of MO (J. Thomas, pers. comm., 2020).

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Subgenus: Eleocharis. Section: Eleocharis. Series: Eleocharis. Subseries: Truncatae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, F, FNA23, Il, K4, Mi, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Va, WV; = Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult. var. borealis (Svenson) Gleason — C, G; > Eleocharis elliptica var. atrata; > Eleocharis elliptica Kunth var. elliptica — NE. Basionym: Eleocharis elliptica Kunth 1837

Links to other floras: = Eleocharis elliptica - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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