Eleocharis flavescens var. flavescens

Common names: Pale spikerush
Illustrated
Synonyms: Eleocharis flavescens var. thermalis Eleocharis thermalis
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 100. Mentioned on page 101.

Culms to 42 cm. Floral scales brown to stramineous. Flowers: perianth bristles vestigial to slightly exceeding achene, rarely longer. Achenes red-brown to dark brown when ripe, 0.4–0.8(–1.1) × 0.3–0.6 mm, apex rarely highly constricted proximal to tubercle. Tubercles 0.2–0.5 × 0.2–0.4 mm. 2n = 30.


Phenology: Fruiting mid spring–winter.
Habitat: Brackish creeks, canal banks, dune depressions, hammocks, hot springs, irrigation ditches, maritime mud flats, salt marshes
Elevation: 0–300(–1600) m

Distribution

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Ala., Ariz., Ark., Calif., Fla., Ga., Idaho, La., Miss., Mont., N.C., S.C., Tex., Utah, Va., Wyo., West Indies, South America.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Francis J. Menapace +
(Poiret) Urban +
Scirpus flavescens +
Pale spikerush +
Ala. +, Ariz. +, Ark. +, Calif. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Idaho +, La. +, Miss. +, Mont. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Va. +, Wyo. +, West Indies +  and South America. +
0–300(–1600) m +
Brackish creeks, canal banks, dune depressions, hammocks, hot springs, irrigation ditches, maritime mud flats, salt marshes +
Fruiting mid spring–winter. +
Symb. Antill. +
Illustrated +
Eleocharis flavescens var. thermalis +  and Eleocharis thermalis +
Eleocharis flavescens var. flavescens +
Eleocharis flavescens +
variety +