Eleocharis quinqueflora is a species of spikesedge known by the common names fewflower spikerush[2] and few-flowered spike-rush.[3] It is widespread across Europe, North Africa, northern Asia (Siberia, China, Kazakhstan, Himalayas, etc.), and North America (Canada, Greenland, northern and western US). There are also isolated populations in Argentina and Chile.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Quick Facts Fewflower spikerush, Scientific classification ...
| Fewflower spikerush |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Clade: |
Commelinids |
| Order: |
Poales |
| Family: |
Cyperaceae |
| Genus: |
Eleocharis |
| Species: |
E. quinqueflora |
| Binomial name |
Eleocharis quinqueflora
(Hartmann) O. Schwarz |
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| Synonyms[1] |
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- Baeothryon halleri (Vill.) T.Nees
- Baeothryon pauciflorum (Lightf.) A.Dietr.
- Clavula boeotryon (L.f.) Dumort.
- Cyperus pauciflorus (Lightf.) Missbach & E.H.L.Krause
- Eleocharis atacamensis Phil.
- Eleocharis baeothryon (L.f.) Nees
- Eleocharis baeothryon Schult.
- Eleocharis czernjajevi Zoz
- Eleocharis fernaldii (Svenson) Á.Löve
- Eleocharis meridionalis Zinserl.
- Eleocharis obscura T.Koyama
- Eleocharis pauciflora (Lightf.) Link
- Eleocharis pauciflora var. fernaldii Svenson
- Eleocharis quinqueflora subsp. fernaldii (Svenson) Hultén
- Eleocharis quinqueflora subsp. meridionalis (Zinserl.) T.V.Egorova
- Eleocharis vierhapperi Bojko
- Isolepis andina Phil.
- Limnochloa baeothryon (L.f.) Rchb.
- Limnochloa pauciflora (Lightf.) Peterm.
- Scirpus atacamensis (Phil.) Kuntze
- Scirpus baeothryon L.f.
- Scirpus campestris Rottb.
- Scirpus cespitosus Pollich
- Scirpus graecus Quézel & Contandr.
- Scirpus halleri Vill.
- Scirpus pauciflorus Lightf.
- Scirpus pauciflorus var. fernaldii (Svenson) Hiitonen
- Scirpus quinqueflorus Hartmann
- Scirpus sepium Honck.
- Trichophorum pauciflorum (Lightf.) Pignatti
- Trichophorum vierhapperi (Bojko) Pignatti
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Eleocharis quinqueflorais a resident of wet meadows, bogs, hot springs, and other moist places. This is a rhizomatous perennial approaching a maximum height of 40 centimeters. The thin, flattened stems are surrounded by papery reddish to green leaf sheaths and topped with dark inflorescences. The spikelet is lance-shaped to oval and less than a centimeter long. It contains two to seven flowers, each of which is covered with a brown or black bract. The fruit is a yellow-brown achene two or three millimeters long.[13]
