Eleocharis compressa

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Eleocharis
Species:	Eleocharis compressa
Common Name
Growth Habit	**
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics
C value
Status
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Eleocharis compressa Sullivant var. compressa

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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: Bullitt (KY), Crittenden (KY), Garrard (KY), Grayson (KY), Lewis (KY), Lincoln (KY), Logan (KY), McCreary (KY), Rowan (KY), Todd (KY), Wayne (KY), Bradley (TN), Davidson (TN), Decatur (TN), Giles (TN), Haywood (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Rutherford (TN), Trousdale (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: EKY, HTTU, KNK, MDKY, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1977 - 2011

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100080736	Grayson	Kentucky	17 Jun 1980	Richard H. Hannan 4162	EKY Eleocharis compressa
TENN-V-0042057	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis compressa
TENN-V-0042056	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis compressa
TENN-V-0042064	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis compressa
31234100080793	Wilson	Tennessee	02 May 1980	T. Filipczak 93	EKY Eleocharis compressa
MTSU003510	Wilson	Tennessee	29 Apr 1994	Jean Fite	MTSU Eleocharis compressa
TENN-V-0245205	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis compressa
TENN-V-0042072	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis compressa
TENN-V-0042052	Bradley	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis compressa
TENN-V-0042628	Crittenden	Kentucky			TENN Eleocharis compressa
TENN-V-0042065	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis compressa
TENN-V-0042053	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis compressa
31234100080751	Logan	Kentucky	22 May 1977	Raymond Athey 3730	EKY Eleocharis compressa
HTTU029404	Logan	Kentucky			HTTU Eleocharis compressa
UCHT037645	Marshall	Tennessee			UCHT Eleocharis compressa
TENN-V-0042128	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis compressa
31234100080769	Todd	Kentucky	02 Jul 1979	Raymond Athey 4344	EKY Eleocharis compressa
31973000011550	Bullitt	Kentucky			KNK Eleocharis compressa
MTSU003509	Rutherford	Tennessee	16 Apr 2003	Shelly Boyd	MTSU Eleocharis compressa
MTSU003506	Rutherford	Tennessee	18 Apr 1994	Terri Hogan	MTSU Eleocharis compressa
TENN-V-0042060	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis compressa
TENN-V-0042141	Haywood	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis compressa
31234100080785	Davidson	Tennessee	10 Jun 1988	V. E. McNeilus 88-518	EKY Eleocharis compressa
31234100080777	Bradley	Tennessee	03 May 1980	Henry R. DeSelm	EKY Eleocharis compressa
31234100080744	Lincoln	Kentucky	17 May 1996	Gary W. Libby 1317	EKY Eleocharis compressa
31973000011552	Lincoln	Kentucky			KNK Eleocharis compressa
31973000011551	Lewis	Kentucky			KNK Eleocharis compressa
MDKY00003560	Wayne	Kentucky			MDKY Eleocharis compressa
MDKY00003561	Rowan	Kentucky			MDKY Eleocharis compressa
TENN-V-0042054	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis compressa
TENN-V-0042073	Trousdale	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis compressa
TENN-V-0042069	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis compressa
TENN-V-0042067	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis compressa
TENN-V-0042129	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis compressa
MDKY00003559	Wayne	Kentucky			MDKY Eleocharis compressa
MDKY00003563	McCreary	Kentucky			MDKY Eleocharis compressa
TENN-V-0042063	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis compressa
TENN-V-0042066		Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis compressa
TENN-V-0042055	Maury	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis compressa
MDKY00003562	Bullitt	Kentucky			MDKY Eleocharis compressa
31234100080728	Crittenden	Kentucky	10 Jun 1978	Raymond Athey 4090	EKY Eleocharis compressa
31234100080710	Bullitt	Kentucky	04 Apr 1991	Landon E. McKinney 4599	EKY Eleocharis compressa
TENN-V-0042068	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis compressa
31234100725173	Garrard	Kentucky	02 May 2011	W.W. Overbeck 1188	EKY Eleocharis compressa
TENN-V-0042058	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Eleocharis compressa

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