Eleocharis compressa Sullivant var. acutisquamata (Buckley) S.G. Smith. Subgenus: Eleocharis. Section: Eleocharis. Series: Eleocharis. Subseries: Truncatae. Phenology: Late Mar-May. Habitat: Calcareous (dolostone and limestone) glades and fens. Distribution: IL, MN, AB, and SK south to IL, MO, TX, and NM.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, ETx1, FNA23, NS, POWO; = Eleocharis acutisquamata Buckley — NcTx, Tx; < Eleocharis compressa Sull. — C, Il, K4, Mo1. Basionym: Eleocharis acutisquamata Buckley 1863
Links to other floras: = Eleocharis compressa var. acutisquamata - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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