Eleocharis intermedia J.A. Schultes. Matted Spikerush. Phen: Jul-Oct. Hab: Calcareous fens and seepage areas, wet disturbed areas over calcareous rocks. Dist: NS west to MN, south to VA, TN, and IL.
ID notes: The fruiting culms are of widely different lengths, the lowermost sprawling and much shorter than the longer.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = C, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, Tn, Va, WV; = n/a – Tat
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ?: 8
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