Eleocharis bifida

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyCyperaceae
Family (Traditional)Cyperaceae
GenusEleocharis
Species:Eleocharis bifida S. G. Sm.
Common NameGlades Spikerush
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Leaf Arrangement: absent; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: N/A (leaves absent); Leaf Rank: N/A; Leaf Type: sheath with scale; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: N/A; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Carpel Number/Pistil: 5; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: spike; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: No; Petal Fusion: N/A; Petal Number: N/A; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Tepal Fusion: N/A; Tepal Number: N/A
C value 10
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G3G4 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Crittenden (KY), Jefferson (KY), Logan (KY), Nelson (KY), Simpson (KY), Todd (KY), Warren (KY), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Montgomery (TN), Rutherford (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, KNK, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1975 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100720133 Wilson Tennessee 28 Apr 1975 R. L. Jones
325A
EKY
Eleocharis bifida
31973000011549 Meigs Tennessee 18 Apr 2005 Thieret, John
61913
KNK
Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0241550 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0241563 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0241561 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0241551 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0042061 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0241557 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0042607 Todd Kentucky
TENN
Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0241554 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0241548 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0241549 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0042059 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0241553 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0241555 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0241560 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0241552 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0241558 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0042606 Logan Kentucky
TENN
Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0241562 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0241559 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0241556 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0039544 Maury Tennessee 01 Apr 2007 Dwayne Estes
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0040758 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0070041 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0040481 Nelson Kentucky 04 May 2015 Mason Brock
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0070330 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0068209 Nelson Kentucky 20 May 1982 Max Medley
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0073168 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0068211 Simpson Kentucky 03 May 1982 Max Medley
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0057365 Rutherford Tennessee
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0039552 Crittenden Kentucky 10 Jun 1978 Raymond Athey
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0068210 Warren Kentucky 03 May 1982 Max Medley
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0039542 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0068216 Jefferson Kentucky 31 May 1979 Max Medley
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0039541 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0039546 Rutherford Tennessee
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0067565 Simpson Kentucky 30 May 1990 Kenneth Nicely
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0039543 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0054014 Simpson Kentucky 16 Apr 2016 Mason Brock
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0116845 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0039547 Wilson Tennessee
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0039545 Rutherford Tennessee
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0050057 Rutherford Tennessee
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0039548 Logan Kentucky 22 May 1977 Raymond Athey
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0039540 Wilson Tennessee
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
APSC0045747 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Eleocharis bifida
MTSU003511 Wilson Tennessee 25 Apr 1994 Jean Fite
MTSU
Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0244498 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis bifida
UCHT037644 Crittenden Kentucky
UCHT
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164795 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164653 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164658 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164656 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164797 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164655 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164798 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164651 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164649 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164648 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164796 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164799 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164646 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164647 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164652 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164657 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164644 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164645 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164794 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164642 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164793 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164643 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164650 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
BRIT164654 Tennessee
VDB
Eleocharis bifida
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Eleocharis bifida - Dwayne Estes
Eleocharis bifida - Dwayne Estes
Eleocharis bifida - Dwayne Estes
Eleocharis bifida - Dwayne Estes
Eleocharis bifida - Dwayne Estes
Eleocharis bifida - Dwayne Estes
Eleocharis bifida - Dwayne Estes
Eleocharis bifida - Dwayne Estes
Eleocharis bifida - Dwayne Estes
Eleocharis bifida - Dwayne Estes
Eleocharis bifida - Dwayne Estes
Eleocharis bifida - Dwayne Estes
Eleocharis bifida - Sunny Fleming
Eleocharis bifida - Sunny Fleming