Jump to content

Eleocharis microcarpa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eleocharis microcarpa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Eleocharis
Species:
E. microcarpa
Binomial name
Eleocharis microcarpa
Torr.

Eleocharis microcarpa, common names small-fruited spikesedge,[1] spike-rush, small-fruited spike-rush and tiny-fruited spike-sedge,[2] is a plant in the Eleocharis genus found in North America.

Conservation status

[edit]

It is listed as endangered in Indiana and Michigan.[2] Eleocharis microcarpa var. filiculmis is a special concern and believed extirpated in Connecticut,[1] and is listed as endangered in Massachusetts.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 20 December 2019. Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.
  2. ^ a b c "Plants Profile for Eleocharis microcarpa (smallfruit spikerush)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 23 December 2019.