Eleocharis wolfii

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Eleocharis
Species:	Eleocharis wolfii (A. Gray) A. Gray ex Britton
Common Name	Wolfs Spikerush
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; 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: 8; 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	9
Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[S1] (State Rank); G3G5 (Global Rank)
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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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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: Coffee (TN), Franklin (TN), Marshall (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: HTTU, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0042536	Rutherford	Tennessee	TENN Eleocharis wolfii
TENN-V-0042533	Coffee	Tennessee	TENN Eleocharis wolfii
TENN-V-0042534	Franklin	Tennessee	TENN Eleocharis wolfii
BRIT164247		Tennessee	VDB Eleocharis wolfii
BRIT164248		Tennessee	VDB Eleocharis wolfii
BRIT164000		Tennessee	VDB Eleocharis wolfii
BRIT164246		Tennessee	VDB Eleocharis wolfii
TENN-V-0042537	Rutherford	Tennessee	TENN Eleocharis wolfii
HTTU029512	Putnam	Tennessee	HTTU Eleocharis wolfii
TENN-V-0042532	Coffee	Tennessee	TENN Eleocharis wolfii
TENN-V-0042531	Coffee	Tennessee	TENN Eleocharis wolfii
TENN-V-0042535	Franklin	Tennessee	TENN Eleocharis wolfii
UCHT037700	Marshall	Tennessee	UCHT Eleocharis wolfii

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Eleocharis wolfii

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