PLANTS Profile for Eleocharis halophila (saltmarsh spikerush)

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Eleocharis halophila (Fernald & Brack.) Fernald & Brack.
saltmarsh spikerush

Symbol:

ELHA2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Eleocharis halophila (Fernald & Brack.) Fernald & Brack.

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Synonyms:
Eleocharis halophila (Fernald & Brack.) Fernald & Brack.

ELUNH

Eleocharis uniglumis (Link) Schult. var. halophila Fernald & Brack.

Distribution:
Eleocharis halophila (Fernald & Brack.) Fernald & Brack.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VA)

Related Taxa:
Eleocharis halophila (Fernald & Brack.) Fernald & Brack.

View 38 genera in Cyperaceae, 76 species in Eleocharis

Classification:
Eleocharis halophila (Fernald & Brack.) Fernald & Brack.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus	Eleocharis R. Br. – spikerush
Species	Eleocharis halophila (Fernald & Brack.) Fernald & Brack. – saltmarsh spikerush

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Eleocharis halophila (Fernald & Brack.) Fernald & Brack.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
salt-marsh spikerush		Endangered
New Hampshire:
salt-loving spike-rush		Threatened
New York:
salt-marsh spikerush		Threatened
North Carolina:
salt spikerush		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Eleocharis halophila (Fernald & Brack.) Fernald & Brack.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Eleocharis halophila (Fernald & Brack.) Fernald & Brack.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40016.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 07:57 AM CDT