Eleocharis palustris
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Eleocharis palustris Roem. & Schult. (Common Spike-rush; Creeping Spike-rush; Marsh Spike-rush) is a species of mat-forming perennial plant
s in the genus Eleocharis
(and subgenus Eleocharis) growing in wetlands throughout the Boreal Kingdom
. E. palustris is not easily distinguished from other closely related species and is extremely variable worldwide itself.
Perennial plant
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...
s in the genus Eleocharis
Eleocharis
Eleocharis is a genus of 250 or more species of flowering plants in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. They are known commonly as spikerushes, although spikesedges is a more technically appropriate name and most scientists who study them in earnest refer to them as such...
(and subgenus Eleocharis) growing in wetlands throughout the Boreal Kingdom
Boreal Kingdom
The Boreal Kingdom or Holarctic Kingdom is a floristic kingdom identified by botanist Ronald Good , which includes the temperate to Arctic portions of North America and Eurasia. Its flora is inherited from the ancient supercontinent of Laurasia...
. E. palustris is not easily distinguished from other closely related species and is extremely variable worldwide itself.
External links
- USDA PLANTS Profile
- Eleocharis palustris in Flora of North AmericaFlora of North AmericaThe Flora of North America North of Mexico is a multivolume work describing the native plants of North America. These days much of the Flora is available . The work is expected to fill 30 volumes when completed...