Copy permalink to share
Cyperaceae
Eleocharis

not marked as a favorite taxon Eleocharis engelmannii Steudel. Common name: Engelmann’s Spikerush. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Freshwater shores, marshes, disturbed wet places. Distribution: MA, ON, and BC south to GA, MS (Sorrie & LeBlond 2008), TX, and CA.

Glossary (beta!)

Subgenus: Eleocharis. Section: Eleogenus. Series: Ovatae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, Il, K4, Mi, NcTx, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Va, WV; > Eleocharis engelmannii Steud. var. detonsa A.Gray — NE; > Eleocharis engelmannii Steud. var. engelmannii — NE; < Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roem. & Schult. — C. Basionym: Eleocharis engelmannii Steud. 1855

Links to other floras: = Eleocharis engelmannii - FNA23

Show in key(s)

Show parent genus | Show parent in key(s)

Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

Your browser does not support SVGs

Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.

image #1 of Eleocharis engelmannii© abelkinser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Eleocharis engelmannii© Matthew Sirotkin, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Matthew Sirotkin source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Eleocharis engelmannii© Matthew Sirotkin, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Matthew Sirotkin source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Eleocharis engelmannii© abelkinser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Eleocharis engelmannii© abelkinser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Eleocharis engelmannii© Matthew Sirotkin, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Matthew Sirotkin source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Eleocharis engelmannii© Matthew Sirotkin, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Matthew Sirotkin source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Eleocharis engelmannii© Matthew Sirotkin, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Matthew Sirotkin source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Eleocharis engelmannii© Matthew Sirotkin, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Matthew Sirotkin source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Eleocharis engelmannii© Matthew Sirotkin, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Matthew Sirotkin source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Eleocharis engelmannii© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

Feedback

See something missing or incorrect about Eleocharis engelmannii? Let us know here:
  1. Please include your name and if possible, email in case when need to clarify what you wrote.
  2. If you opt out of including email, please be as specific as possible (e.g., which photo is incorrect?)
  3. Please do not submit questions asking to identify plants or about horticultural topics (e.g., how do I control an invasive plant in my garden?). Instead, those questions can be submitted here for the Carolinas region only.
  4. Please do not send us feedback about unkeyed species as this work is ongoing.
  5. Please allow time for flora edits to show in our next data release. We greatly appreciate your feedback but may require extra time to research complicated taxonomic issues.

Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro:

Stems:

Leaves:

Inforescence:

Flowers:

Fruits:

Comments:

Height:

plant sale text:

bloom table text:

description:

stems:

leaves:

inflorescence:

flowers:

fruits:

comments:

cultural notes:

germination code:

native range:



0 unsaved edits on this page.