Eleocharis elliptica Kunth

Eleocharis elliptica Kunth is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a.

Vernacular names

• éléocharide elliptique Marie-Victorin, 1995

• elliptic spikerush Harms, 2006
• capitate spikerush Canadian Forest Service, 2007
• slender spikerush Kershaw et al., 2001
• slim spikerush Harms, 2006

Synonyms

• Eleocharis capitata var. borealis Svenson FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Eleocharis compressa var. atrata Svenson FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Eleocharis compressa var. borealis (Svenson) Drapalik & Mohlenbrock FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Eleocharis elliptica Kunth var. elliptica TROPICOS
• Eleocharis elliptica var. atrata (Svenson) S.G. Smith FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Eleocharis tenuis var. atrata (Svenson) B. Boivin FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Eleocharis tenuis var. borealis (Svenson) Gleason FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Lilianae
Order	Poales
Family	Cyperaceae
Subfamily	Cyperoideae
Tribe	Eleocharideae
Genus	Eleocharis
Subgenus	Eleocharis subg. Eleocharis
Section	Eleocharis sect. Eleocharis
Series	Eleocharis ser. Eleocharis
Species	Eleocharis elliptica

Habit

Herb