Eleocharis intermedia

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyCyperaceae
Family (Traditional)Cyperaceae
GenusEleocharis
Species:Eleocharis intermedia Schult.
Common NameMatted Spikerush
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: NRG; 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: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; 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; 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; Stamen Number: 3; Tepal Fusion: N/A; Tepal Number: N/A
C value 7
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[S1] (State Rank); G5 (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

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: Anderson (TN), Campbell (TN), Claiborne (TN), Coffee (TN), Grainger (TN), Union (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1936 - 1936

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31973000011561 Coffee Tennessee
KNK
Eleocharis intermedia
TENN-V-0042132 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis intermedia
TENN-V-0042135 Grainger Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis intermedia
TENN-V-0042130 Union Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis intermedia
N/A Anderson Tennessee Henry R. DeSelm
 EKY
Eleocharis intermedia
N/A Anderson Tennessee Henry R. DeSelm
 EKY
Eleocharis intermedia
TENN-V-0042134 Grainger Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis intermedia
APSC0039482 Grainger Tennessee 30 Apr 1936 Morrison and Brown
1000		 APSC
Eleocharis intermedia
TENN-V-0042136 Union Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis intermedia
APSC0041857 Campbell Tennessee
APSC
Eleocharis intermedia
TENN-V-0042137 Union Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis intermedia
TENN-V-0244959 Campbell Tennessee Aaron Floden
 TENN
Eleocharis intermedia
N/A Anderson Tennessee Henry R. DeSelm
 EKY
Eleocharis intermedia
TENN-V-0042133 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis intermedia
TENN-V-0042131 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Eleocharis intermedia
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