Eleocharis geniculata (Linnaeus) Roemer & Schultes

Eleocharis geniculata (Linnaeus) Roemer & Schultes is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a.

Vernacular names

• éléocharide géniculée McMurray & Lehela, 1999

• bent spikerush FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Canada spikerush CalFlora
• capitate spikerush Kartesz & Meacham, 1999
• geniculate spikerush Newmaster & Ragupathy, 2005
• knee spikerush Canadian Forest Service, 2007

Synonyms

• Eleocharis capitata (Linnaeus) R. Brown FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Eleocharis caribaea (Rottbøll) S.F. Blake FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Eleocharis dispar E.J. Hill FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Scirpus geniculatus Linnaeus 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. Eleogenus
Series	Eleocharis ser. Maculosae
Species	Eleocharis geniculata

Habit

Herb