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Eleocharis acutisquamata

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Name

Identification
Eleocharis acutisquamata Buckley [family CYPERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on Sheet, Eleocharis palustris R.Br. [family CYPERACEAE ] Verified by Not on Sheet, Eleocharis acutisquamata Buckley [family CYPERACEAE ] Verified by Not on Sheet,
Related name
  • Eleocharis palustris
  • Eleocharis acutisquamata

Flora

Entry for Eleocharis compressa Sullivant var. acutisquamata (Buckley) S. G. Smith [family CYPERACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 23,
Names
Eleocharis compressa Sullivant var. acutisquamata (Buckley) S. G. Smith [family CYPERACEAE], Novon, 11: 249. 2001
Eleocharis acutisquamata Buckley [family CYPERACEAE], Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 14: 10. 1863
Treatment Author(s)
S. Galen Smith*
Jeremy J. Bruhl*
M. Socorro González-Elizondo*
Francis J. Menapace*
Information
Culms subterete to slightly compressed, to 2 times as wide as thick, (0.2–)0.5–1 mm wide. Distal leaf sheaths often with tooth, to 0.1(–0.5) mm.
Phenology Fruiting
spring
mar
apr
may
summer
jun
jul
aug
Altitude range
10–2300 m;
Distribution
USA Colo.USA Ill.USA IowaUSA Kans.USA Minn.USA Mo.USA Nebr.USA N.Mex.USA N.Dak.USA Okla.USA S.Dak.USA Tex.Canada B.C.Canada Man.Canada Sask.
Discussion
Some specimens herein included in E. compressa var. acutisquamata are intermediate with E. elliptica in their floral scales, including the single record from British Columbia. Eleocharis compressa var. acutisquamata probably occurs in Alberta; I have not seen specimens.

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