Species: Eleocharis macrostachya
Creeping Spikerush
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Monocotyledoneae
Order
Cyperales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Eleocharis
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Pale Spikerush - pale spikerush
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Sedge Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Monocotyledoneae - Cyperales - Cyperaceae - Eleocharis - Formerly treated as synonym of Eleocharis palustris, but Kartesz (1999) treats as distinct, mostly absent from the Eastern U.S.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5?
Global Status Last Reviewed
1984-04-24
Global Status Last Changed
1984-04-24
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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