Eleocharis palustris

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Eleocharis palustris
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Eleocharis
Species:
E. palustris
Binomial name
Eleocharis palustris
Synonyms [1]
List
    • Bulbostylis palustris(L.) Steven
    • Chlorocharis palustris(L.) Rikli
    • Clavula palustris(L.) Dumort.
    • Cyperus palusterMissbach & E.H.L.Krause
    • Cyperus paluster var. uniglumoidesE.H.L.Krause
    • Cyperus palustris(L.) Sessé & Moc.
    • Eleocharis appendiculataPhil.
    • Eleocharis boissieriPodp.
    • Eleocharis ecarinataZinserl.
    • Eleocharis filiculmisSchur
    • Eleocharis glaucescens(Willd.) Schult.
    • Eleocharis globularisZinserl.
    • Eleocharis gracilisHayek
    • Eleocharis haematolepisSteud.
    • Eleocharis intersita f. acetosaTang & F.T.Wang ex Y.L.Chang
    • Eleocharis kasakstanicaZinserl.
    • Eleocharis kitamuranaT.Koyama
    • Eleocharis levinaeZoz
    • Eleocharis limosaDrège
    • Eleocharis lindbergii(Strandh.) Tzvelev
    • Eleocharis minima f. majorBoeckeler
    • Eleocharis minima var. mexicensisH.Pfeiff.
    • Eleocharis nebrodensisParl.
    • Eleocharis oxystachysSakalo
    • Eleocharis palustris var. degenerataHook.
    • Eleocharis palustris subsp. globularis(Zinserl.) T.V.Egorova
    • Eleocharis palustris var. globularis(Zinserl.) A.E.Kozhevn.
    • Eleocharis palustris subsp. intersita(Zinserl.) Tzvelev
    • Eleocharis palustris var. kurilensisA.E.Kozhevn.
    • Eleocharis palustris var. lindbergiiStrandh.
    • Eleocharis palustris subsp. lindbergii(Strandh.) Tzvelev
    • Eleocharis palustris var. majorSond.
    • Eleocharis palustris var. minorHook.
    • Eleocharis palustris subsp. vigens(L.H.Bailey) A.Haines
    • Eleocharis palustris subsp. vulgarisWalters
    • Eleocharis palustromicrocarpaÁ.Löve
    • Eleocharis quaesitaKitag.
    • Eleocharis smalliiBritton
    • Eleocharis smallii var. major(Sond.) F.Seym.
    • Eleocharis striataHochst. ex Engl.
    • Eleocharis vulgarisÁ.Löve & D.Löve
    • Limnochloa capensisNees
    • Megadenus palustris(L.) Raf.
    • Schoenus palustris(L.) Bernh.
    • Scirpus acicularisOeder
    • Scirpus appendiculatus(Phil.) Kuntze
    • Scirpus baeothryonSchrad.
    • Scirpus bailiiKohts
    • Scirpus caespitosusWilld. ex Kunth
    • Scirpus campestrisWilld. ex Kunth
    • Scirpus conicusC.Presl ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
    • Scirpus glaucescensWilld.
    • Scirpus intermediusThuill.
    • Scirpus ovatusGilib.
    • Scirpus palustrisL.
    • Scirpus palustromicrocarpus(Á.Löve) Á.Löve
    • Scirpus reptansThuill.
    • Scirpus tenuisSchreb. ex Schweigg. & Körte
    • Scirpus variusSchreb. ex Schweigg. & Körte
    • Trichophyllum palustre(L.) House
    • Trichophyllum palustre var. glaucescens(Willd.) House
    • Trichophyllum palustre var. vigens(L.H.Bailey) House

Eleocharis palustris, the common spike-rush, creeping spike-rush or marsh spike-rush, is a species of mat-forming perennial flowering plants in the sedge family Cyperaceae. It grows in wetlands in Europe, North Africa, northern and central Asia (Siberia, China, Mongolia, Iran, Nepal, etc.) and North America (United States, Canada, Greenland, northern Mexico). [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Eleocharis palustris is not easily distinguished from other closely related species and is extremely variable worldwide itself. The species epithet palustris is Latin for "of the marsh" and indicates its common habitat. [8]

Subspecies and varieties

Numerous names have been proposed for subspecies and varieties. The following are recognized: [2]

  1. Eleocharis palustris subsp. iranicaKukkonen - Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan
  2. Eleocharis palustris subsp. palustris - most of species range
  3. Eleocharis palustris var. vigensL.H.Bailey - North America
  4. Eleocharis palustris subsp. waltersiiBureš & Danihelka - Europe and Cyprus
Eleocharis palustris in Rehovot vernal pool, Israel Eleocharis palustris in Rehovot vernal pool.JPG
Eleocharis palustris in Rehovot vernal pool, Israel

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References

  1. "Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. "Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult. common spikerush". USDA . Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  4. Biota of North America Program, 2013 range distribution map
  5. Flora of China, Vol. 23 Page 198, 沼泽荸荠 zhao ze bi qi, Eleocharis palustris (Linnaeus) Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 2: 151. 1817.
  6. Flora of North America, Eleocharis palustris (Linnaeus) Roemer & Schultes in J. J. Roemer et al., Syst. Veg. 2: 151. 1817.
  7. Altervista Flora Italiana, Giunchina comune, Eleocharis palustris includes photos plus distribution maps for Europe and North America
  8. Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins , p. 258, at Google Books