Eleocharis bifida

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Eleocharis
Species:	Eleocharis bifida S. G. Sm.
Common Name	Glades Spikerush
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: 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
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G3G4 (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: 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: KNK, UCHT, APSC, EKY, VDB, TENN, MTSU

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
TENN-V-0241548	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis bifida
APSC0045747	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Eleocharis bifida
APSC0070041	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Eleocharis bifida
APSC0116845	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Eleocharis bifida
APSC0039552	Crittenden	Kentucky	10 Jun 1978	Raymond Athey	APSC Eleocharis bifida
UCHT037644	Crittenden	Kentucky			UCHT Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0241550	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0241551	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis bifida
TENN-V-0241549	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis bifida
APSC0068216	Jefferson	Kentucky	31 May 1979	Max Medley	APSC Eleocharis bifida

Eleocharis bifida

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