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Cyperaceae
Eleocharis

not marked as a favorite taxon Eleocharis rostellata (Torrey) Torrey. Common name: Beaked Spikerush. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Brackish and freshwater tidal marshes, sea-level fens; saline soils inland. Calcareous fens northward. Distribution: ME, ON, and BC south to FL, TX, CA, and Mexico; West Indies. Reported for WV (Harmon, Ford-Werntz, & Grafton 2006).

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Subgenus: Eleocharis. Section: Eleocharis. Series: Rostellatae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, GW1, Il, K4, Mex, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, Tat, Tx, Va, WH3; Scirpus rostellatus Torrey. Basionym: Scirpus rostellatus Torr. 1836

Links to other floras: = Eleocharis rostellata - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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