General Information | |
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Symbol: | ELEL4 |
Group: | Monocot |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Duration: |
Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Graminoid |
Native Status: |
CAN N L48 N SPM N |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Introduced | ![]() |
Both | ![]() |
Absent/Unreported |
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Both, No County Data |
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L48 | ![]() |
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Synonyms
Symbol | Scientific Name |
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ELCAB3 | Eleocharis capitata (L.) R. Br. var. borealis Svens. |
ELCOB | Eleocharis compressa Sull. var. borealis (Svens.) Drapalik & Mohlenbr. |
ELTEB | Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult. var. borealis (Svens.) Gleason |
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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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 elliptica Kunth – elliptic spikerush |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
Threatened and Endangered Information: | |
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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. | |
Pennsylvania
slender spike-rush
Endangered
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Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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