Eleocharis tuberculosa

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Eleocharis tuberculosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Eleocharis
Species:
E. tuberculosa
Binomial name
Eleocharis tuberculosa
(Hartmann) O. Schwarz
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • Bulbostylis tuberculosa(Michx.) Steven
  • Chlorocharis tuberculosa(Michx.) Rikll
  • Eleocharis tuberculosa var. pubnicoensisFernald
  • Eleocharis tuberculosa f. pubnicoensis(Fernald) Svenson
  • Eleocharis tuberculosa f. retrorsaSvenson
  • Megadenus tuberculatus(Elliott) Raf.
  • Rhynchospora monostachyaSteud.
  • Scirpus tuberculatusElliott
  • Scirpus tuberculosusMichx.
  • Trichophyllum tuberculosum(Michx.) House

Eleocharis tuberculosa, the cone-cup spikerush, is a plant species native to the United States and Canada. It has been reported from every state on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts from Maine to Texas, plus Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and Nova Scotia. It is found in wet soil in meadows, woodlands, lake shores and river banks. [3] [4] [5]

Eleocharis tuberculosa is a perennial herb forming dense clumps. Culms are elliptical in cross-section, up to 70 cm tall. Styles of pistillate flowers have a swollen base called a tubercule, white to pale orange-brown, often with red spots, up to 2.5 mm across. [3] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

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