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Eleocharis macrostachya

Britt.

Creeping Spikerush

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155550
Element CodePMCYP090Z0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusEleocharis
Other Common Names
Éléocharide à gros épi (FR) pale spikerush (EN) Pale Spikerush (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Taxonomic Comments
Formerly treated as synonym of Eleocharis palustris, but Kartesz (1999) treats as distinct, mostly absent from the Eastern U.S.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-07-15
Change Date2016-07-15
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS2Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
QuebecS2Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
ManitobaS1Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OhioS1Yes
WyomingSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MississippiS2Yes
NevadaS2Yes
AlabamaS1Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
KansasS4Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
IllinoisS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Black MountainLos Padres National Forest16,818
References (1)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.