Biology:Eleocharis nitida
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Eleocharis |
| Species: | E. nitida
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| Eleocharis nitida Fernald
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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]
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References
- ↑ "Eleocharis nitida Fernald". http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000405393#synonyms.
- ↑ Barbara Coffin; Lee Pfannmuller (1988). Minnesota's Endangered Flora and Fauna. U of Minnesota Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-8166-1689-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=wfWNq91AjeoC.
- ↑ "Eleocharis nitida : Neat Spikerush | Rare Species Guide" (in en). https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=PMCYP09180.
- ↑ "Eleocharis nitida in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242357772.
- ↑ "Eleocharis nitida (Neat Spikerush): Minnesota Wildflowers" (in en). https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/neat-spikerush.
Wikidata ☰ Q15583257 entry
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