Eleocharis tenuis (Willdenow) J.A. Schultes var. pseudoptera (Weatherby ex Svenson) Svenson. Phen: Jun-Sep. Hab: Bogs, seepages, margins of wooded swamps. Dist: NS, QC and IN south to NC and nw. GA; disjunct in s. IL.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: See Gibbons & McMullen (2019) for detailed discussion of the E. tenuis complex. This variety may warrant species rank status, distinct from E. tenuis (var. tenuis), as it sometimes co-occurs and remains morphologically distinct. A single collection from Murray County, GA (Morton 43373) has been verified at APSC and NCU by S. Galen Smith and Scott Ward, respectively.
Synonymy: = C, F, FNA23, G, K1, K3, K4, NE, NY, Pa, Tat, Tn, Gibbons & McMullen (2019); = Eleocharis elliptica Kunth var. pseudoptera (Weath. ex Svenson) L.J.Harms; = n/a – Il; < Eleocharis capitata (L.) R.Br. – S; < Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult. – RAB
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily: 8
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