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Eleocharis macrostachya

Britt.

Creeping Spikerush

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155550
Element CodePMCYP090Z0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusEleocharis
Other Common Names
Éléocharide à gros épi (FR) pale spikerush (EN) Pale Spikerush (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Taxonomic Comments
Formerly treated as synonym of Eleocharis palustris, but Kartesz (1999) treats as distinct, mostly absent from the Eastern U.S.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-07-15
Change Date2016-07-15
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritorySUYes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
ManitobaS1Yes
OntarioS2Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
QuebecS2Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
OhioS1Yes
WyomingSNRYes
MississippiS2Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
KansasS4Yes
IdahoSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
IllinoisS3Yes
ColoradoSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
AlabamaS1Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
NevadaS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Black MountainLos Padres National Forest16,818
References (1)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.