Eleocharis palustris

"Common spikerush" redirects here. For the Australian plant, see Eleocharis acuta.

Eleocharis palustris
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Eleocharis
Species:	E. palustris
Binomial name
Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Synonyms [2]
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). ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]} 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. ^[9]

Subspecies and varieties

Numerous names have been proposed for subspecies and varieties. The following are recognized: ^[3]

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

References

1. Lansdown, R.V. (2013). "Eleocharis palustris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T163990A1017558. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T163990A1017558.en . Retrieved 23 January 2024.
2. "Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 20 January 2022.
3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. "Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult. common spikerush". USDA . Retrieved May 19, 2008.
5. Biota of North America Program, 2013 range distribution map
6. 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.
7. Flora of North America, Eleocharis palustris (Linnaeus) Roemer & Schultes in J. J. Roemer et al., Syst. Veg. 2: 151. 1817.
8. Altervista Flora Italiana, Giunchina comune, Eleocharis palustris includes photos plus distribution maps for Europe and North America
9. Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins , p. 258, at Google Books