Eleocharis palustris

"Common spikerush" redirects here. For the Australian plant, see Eleocharis acuta.

Eleocharis palustris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Eleocharis
Species:
E. palustris
Binomial name
Eleocharis palustris
Synonyms[2]
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).[3][4][5][6][7][8] 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.[9]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ "Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult. common spikerush". USDA. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  5. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 range distribution map
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Flora of North America, Eleocharis palustris (Linnaeus) Roemer & Schultes in J. J. Roemer et al., Syst. Veg. 2: 151. 1817.
  8. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Giunchina comune, Eleocharis palustris includes photos plus distribution maps for Europe and North America
  9. ^ Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins , p. 258, at Google Books