(Redirected from Common spike-rush )
Species of grass-like plant
"Common spikerush" redirects here. For the Australian plant, see Eleocharis acuta .
Eleocharis palustris
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1 )
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade :
Tracheophytes
Clade :
Angiosperms
Clade :
Monocots
Clade :
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Cyperaceae
Genus:
Eleocharis
Species:
E. palustris
Binomial name
Eleocharis palustris (L. ) Roem. & Schult.
Synonyms
List
Bulbostylis palustris (L.) Steven
Chlorocharis palustris (L.) Rikli
Clavula palustris (L.) Dumort.
Cyperus paluster Missbach & E.H.L.Krause
Cyperus paluster var. uniglumoides E.H.L.Krause
Cyperus palustris (L.) Sessé & Moc.
Eleocharis appendiculata Phil.
Eleocharis boissieri Podp.
Eleocharis ecarinata Zinserl.
Eleocharis filiculmis Schur
Eleocharis glaucescens (Willd.) Schult.
Eleocharis globularis Zinserl.
Eleocharis gracilis Hayek
Eleocharis haematolepis Steud.
Eleocharis intersita f. acetosa Tang & F.T.Wang ex Y.L.Chang
Eleocharis kasakstanica Zinserl.
Eleocharis kitamurana T.Koyama
Eleocharis levinae Zoz
Eleocharis limosa Drège
Eleocharis lindbergii (Strandh.) Tzvelev
Eleocharis minima f. major Boeckeler
Eleocharis minima var. mexicensis H.Pfeiff.
Eleocharis nebrodensis Parl.
Eleocharis oxystachys Sakalo
Eleocharis palustris var. degenerata Hook.
Eleocharis palustris subsp. globularis (Zinserl.) T.V.Egorova
Eleocharis palustris var. globularis (Zinserl.) A.E.Kozhevn.
Eleocharis palustris subsp. intersita (Zinserl.) Tzvelev
Eleocharis palustris var. kurilensis A.E.Kozhevn.
Eleocharis palustris var. lindbergii Strandh.
Eleocharis palustris subsp. lindbergii (Strandh.) Tzvelev
Eleocharis palustris var. major Sond.
Eleocharis palustris var. minor Hook.
Eleocharis palustris subsp. vigens (L.H.Bailey) A.Haines
Eleocharis palustris subsp. vulgaris Walters
Eleocharis palustromicrocarpa Á.Löve
Eleocharis quaesita Kitag.
Eleocharis smallii Britton
Eleocharis smallii var. major (Sond.) F.Seym.
Eleocharis striata Hochst. ex Engl.
Eleocharis vulgaris Á.Löve & D.Löve
Limnochloa capensis Nees
Megadenus palustris (L.) Raf.
Schoenus palustris (L.) Bernh.
Scirpus acicularis Oeder
Scirpus appendiculatus (Phil.) Kuntze
Scirpus baeothryon Schrad.
Scirpus bailii Kohts
Scirpus caespitosus Willd. ex Kunth
Scirpus campestris Willd. ex Kunth
Scirpus conicus C.Presl ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
Scirpus glaucescens Willd.
Scirpus intermedius Thuill.
Scirpus ovatus Gilib.
Scirpus palustris L.
Scirpus palustromicrocarpus (Á.Löve) Á.Löve
Scirpus reptans Thuill.
Scirpus tenuis Schreb. ex Schweigg. & Körte
Scirpus varius Schreb. ex Schweigg. & Körte
Trichophyllum palustre (L.) House
Trichophyllum palustre var. glaucescens (Willd.) House
Trichophyllum palustre var. vigens (L.H.Bailey) House
Eleocharis palustris , the common spike-rush , creeping spike-rush or marsh spike-rush , is a species of mat-forming perennial flowering plants in the sedge family Cyperaceae . It grows in wetlands in Europe , North Africa , northern and central Asia (Siberia , China , Mongolia , Iran , Nepal , etc.) and North America (United States , Canada , Greenland , northern Mexico ). Eleocharis palustris is not easily distinguished from other closely related species and is extremely variable worldwide itself. The species epithet palustris is Latin for "of the marsh" and indicates its common habitat.
Subspecies and varieties
Numerous names have been proposed for subspecies and varieties. The following are recognized:
Eleocharis palustris subsp. iranica Kukkonen - Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan
Eleocharis palustris subsp. palustris - most of species range
Eleocharis palustris var. vigens L.H.Bailey - North America
Eleocharis palustris subsp. waltersii Bureš & Danihelka - Europe and Cyprus
Eleocharis palustris in Rehovot vernal pool , Israel
References
Lansdown, R.V. (2013). "Eleocharis palustris " . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 : e.T163990A1017558. doi :10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T163990A1017558.en . Retrieved 23 January 2024.
"Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
"Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult. common spikerush" . USDA . Retrieved May 19, 2008.
Biota of North America Program, 2013 range distribution map
Flora of China, Vol. 23 Page 198, 沼泽荸荠 zhao ze bi qi, Eleocharis palustris (Linnaeus) Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 2: 151. 1817.
Flora of North America, Eleocharis palustris (Linnaeus) Roemer & Schultes in J. J. Roemer et al., Syst. Veg. 2: 151. 1817.
Altervista Flora Italiana, Giunchina comune, Eleocharis palustris includes photos plus distribution maps for Europe and North America
Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins , p. 258, at Google Books
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