Eleocharis nitida

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Eleocharideae
Genus: Eleocharis
Species: Eleocharis nitida
Name

Eleocharis nitida Fernald, Rhodora 8: 129. 1906.
Synonyms

Homotypic
Scirpus nitidus (Fernald) Hultén, Fl. Alaska Yukon: 293 (1942).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Alaska; Maine; Michigan; Minnesota; New Hampshire; Newfoundland; Nova Scotia; Ontario; Qubec; Saskatchewan; Vermont; Wisconsin

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Fernald, M.L., 1906. Rhodora 8: 129.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Eleocharis nitida in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Eleocharis nitida. Published online. Accessed: Feb 16 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Eleocharis nitida in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 16. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Eleocharis nitida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Feb 2020.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System online database ITIS TSN:40060

Vernacular names
English: quill spikerush

Eleocharis nitida is a species of flowering plant commonly called neat spikerush, it is a member of the sedge family Cyperaceae.
Description

Eleocharis nitida is a perennial growing from scaly, purplish rhizomes. The culms grow 1 to 8 inches tall. The inflorescences spikelets are 2.0-4.5 mm (0.8-1.8 in.) long, and each spikelet has from 5 to 30 flowers. It produces a three-angled, bristles achene, that is pale yellow to orangish in color,[2] which matures in mid-June to mid-October.[3]

Its native range includes Newfoundland, Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan of Canada and the US states of Alaska, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin.[4] It is listed as a species of special concern in the US state of Minnesota, where it grows in full sun in moist to wet soils; it is found in areas with disturbed soils, in ditches, along trails, and shallow depressions, and bog pools.[5]

References

"Eleocharis nitida Fernald". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
Barbara Coffin; Lee Pfannmuller (1988). Minnesota's Endangered Flora and Fauna. U of Minnesota Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-8166-1689-3.
"Eleocharis nitida : Neat Spikerush | Rare Species Guide". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
"Eleocharis nitida in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
"Eleocharis nitida (Neat Spikerush): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info. Retrieved 2020-12-16.