Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roemer & J.A. Schultes. Subgenus: Eleocharis. Section: Eleogenus. Series: Ovatae. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Freshwater drying shores, lake and stream beds, bogs, tidal estuarine shores, disturbed areas. Distribution: NL (Labrador), ON, and MN south to NJ, MD, DE, PA, VA, KY, MO, and OK; scattered in w. United States. Also known from one collection in MS (see comments below). Reported for VA in FNA; documentation needing verification. drawdowns (Yalobusha County; C. Bryson 23021; VSU), examined by both Richard Carter and Scott Ward. Known from one collection in MS along Enid Lake mud flat.
ID notes: Refer to Larson and Catling (1996) for an in-depth discussion on the differences between Eleocharis ovata and Eleocharis obtusa; these differences could be further tested throughout the mid-Atlantic.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, F, FNA23, G, Il, Mi, NS, NY, POWO; = n/a — Pa, Tat; < Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult. — K4; < Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roem. & Schult. — C, Mo1
Links to other floras: = Eleocharis ovata - FNA23
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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