Characteristics
Monocots
Eleocharis geniculata (L.)Roem. & Schult.
CANADA SPIKERUSH
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Native FACW (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
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Classification
POALES
Eleocharis geniculata (L.)Roem. & Schult. - CANADA SPIKERUSH
Citation
ELEOCHARIS GENICULATA (Linnaeus) Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 2: 150. 1817.
Scirpus geniculatus Linnaeus 1753.
Without data, Herb. Clifford 21, Scirpus 1 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Furtado, Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 9: 299. 1937.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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Synonyms
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Basionym
Type
Chlorocharis capitata
Chlorocharis capitata (R. Brown) Rikli, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 27: 564. 1895.
 
TYPE: AUSTRALIA:
Chlorocharis geniculata
Chlorocharis geniculata (Linnaeus) Rikli, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 27: 564. 1895.
BASIONYM: Scirpus geniculatus Linnaeus 1753.
 
Eleocharis caduca
Eleocharis caduca (Delile) Schultes, Mant. 2: 88. 1824.
BASIONYM: Scirpus caducus Delile 1813.
 
Eleocharis capitata
Eleocharis capitata R. Brown, Prodr. 225. 1810, nom. illegit..
BASIONYM: Scirpus geniculatus Linnaeus 1753.
 
Eleocharis capitata var. dispar
Eleocharis capitata R. Brown, var. dispar (E. J. Hill) Fernald, Rhodora 8: 129. 1906.
BASIONYM: Eleocharis dispar E. J. Hill 1882.
 
Eleocharis caribaea
Eleocharis caribaea (Rottbøll) S. F. Blake, Rhodora 20: 24. 1918.
BASIONYM: Scirpus caribaeus Rottbøll 1772.
 
Eleocharis caribaea var. dispar
Eleocharis caribaea (Rottbøll) S. F. Blake, var. dispar (E. J. Hill) S. F. Blake, Rhodora 20: 24. 1918.
BASIONYM: Eleocharis dispar E. J. Hill 1882.
 
Eleocharis dispar
Eleocharis dispar E. J. Hill, Bot. Gaz. 7: 3. 1882.
 
TYPE: INDIANA:
Eleocharis geniculata var. minor
Eleocharis geniculata (Linnaeus) Roemer & Schultes, var. minor Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 2: 150. 1817.
 
 
Eleocharis microformis
Eleocharis microformis Buckley, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 14: 10. ("1862") 1863.
 
TYPE: TEXAS: Without data, Buckley s.n. (holotype: PH).
Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos
Eleocharis geniculata - 147
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Eleocharis geniculata - 147
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Eleocharis geniculata - 159
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Eleocharis geniculata - 159
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Eleocharis geniculata - 270
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Eleocharis geniculata - 270
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Eleocharis geniculata - 270
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Eleocharis geniculata - 270
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