familyCyperaceae
genusEleocharis
subgenusEleocharis subg. Eleocharis
sectionEleocharis sect. Eleocharis
seriesEleocharis (sect. Eleocharis) ser. Eleocharis
speciesEleocharis compressa
varietyEleocharis compressa var. compressa

Eleocharis compressa var. compressa

S. Galen Smith*, Jeremy J. Bruhl*, M. Socorro González-Elizondo*, Francis J. Menapace*
Common names: Flat-stemmed spike-rush éléocharide comprimée
IllustratedEndemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 84. Mentioned on page 83, 85, 86.
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Illustrator: Elizabeth Zimmerman

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Culms compressed, 2–5 times as wide as thick, 0.5–1.8 mm wide. Distal leaf sheaths without tooth. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Fruiting late spring–winter.
Habitat: Damp soil to shallow water of seasonally wet seeps and depressions in calcareous grasslands, meadows, limestone and dolomite barrens, glades, fens, ditches, waste places
Elevation: 0–2100 m

Distribution

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Ont., Que., Ala., Ark., Colo., D.C., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Md., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., S.Dak., Tenn., Va., W.Va., Wis.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Author
S. Galen Smith* +, Jeremy J. Bruhl* +, M. Socorro González-Elizondo* +  and Francis J. Menapace* +
Authority
Sullivant +
Common name
Flat-stemmed spike-rush +  and éléocharide comprimée +
Distribution
Ont. +, Que. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Colo. +, D.C. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, Md. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, N.Y. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Va. +, W.Va. +  and Wis. +
Elevation
0–2100 m +
Habitat
Damp soil to shallow water of seasonally wet seeps and depressions in calcareous grasslands, meadows, limestone and dolomite barrens, glades, fens, ditches, waste places +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Elizabeth Zimmerman +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Phenology
Fruiting late spring–winter. +
Publication title
Amer. J. Sci. Arts +
Publication year
1842 +
Reference
None +
Source xml
https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/2e0870ddd59836b60bcf96646a41e87ea5a5943a/coarse grained fna xml/V23/V23 114.xml +
Special status
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Synonyms
Eleocharis elliptica var. compressa +
Taxon family
Cyperaceae +
Taxon name
Eleocharis compressa var. compressa +
Taxon parent
Eleocharis compressa +
Taxon rank
variety +
Volume
Volume 23 +