Eleocharis bifida S.G. Smith. Cedar Glade Spikerush. Hab: Seasonally wet seepage in limestone glades. Dist: KY and w. VA south through TN to nw. GA and n. AL. Known from a single collection in VA (Rockbridge County); and otherwise primarily occurs in KY and TN and adjacent areas of surrounding states.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: This species has trifid styles; the species epithet "bifida" refers to the bifid apex of the spikelet scales.
Synonymy: = FNA23, K3, K4; < Eleocharis compressa Sull. – C, of many earlier authors
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
Heliophily: 9
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