Introductory
SPECIES: Eleocharis palustris | Common Spikerush 



ABBREVIATION : 
ELEPAL

SYNONYMS : 
   Eleocharis macrostachya Britt. [36]


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   ELPA3


COMMON NAMES : 
   common spikerush
   creeping spikerush
   spikerush


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of common spikerush is Eleocharis
palustris (L.).  It is a polyploid complex with morphologic, cytologic,
and geographic differentiation [37]; the entity E. macrostachya Britt.,
a western plant, is placed within the E. palustris complex [36,37].  The
two are sometimes classed as distinct species, but for the purpose of
this report the two will be treated as synomyns.


LIFE FORM : 
Graminoid

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
S. A. Snyder, January 1992


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Snyder, S. A. 1992. Eleocharis macrostachya. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Eleocharis palustris | Common Spikerush