Eleocharis verrucosa (Svenson) L.J. Harms. Phen: Mar-Sep. Hab: Bogs and seeps. Dist: NJ, PA, WI, and s. SD south to GA, a. AL, s. MS, s. LA, and se. TX.

ID notes:E. verrucosa can have sheaths with or without apical teeth. It is the most commonly, and often the only encountered member of the E. tenuis complex further west in our flora region (although see note under E. elliptica, with which it could be confused).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See Gibbons & McMullen (2019) for detailed discussion of the E. tenuis complex.

Synonymy: = GrPl, GW1, Il, Mo1, Gibbons & McMullen (2019); = Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult. var. verrucosa (Svenson) Svenson – Ar, C, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, K1, K3, K4, Pa, Tn, Tx, Va; < Eleocharis capitata (L.) R.Br. – S; < Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult. – RAB

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (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: 8