Biology:Eleocharis equisetoides
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Short description: Species of grass-like plant
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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. equisetoides
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| Eleocharis equisetoides (Elliott) Torr.
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Eleocharis equisetoides, with common names including horsetail spike-rush, jointed spike-rush, spikesedge, and knotted spike-rush, is a plant species native to the United States and Ontario, usually in freshwater wetland areas. It is known primarily from the Atlantic coastal plain from Texas to Massachusetts , and the Great Lakes region, with scattered populations elsewhere.[3][4][5]
Eleocharis equisetoides and the related E. interstincta have hollow stems with complete transverse septa. This gives them a jointed appearance superficially resembling the stems of some species of Equisetum. The two species can be distinguished by the length of the perianth bristles subtending the achenes.[3][6][7]
References
- ↑ Tropicos
- ↑ The Plant List
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Flora of North America v 23 p 120
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Torrey, John. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 3: 296. 1836.
- ↑ Elliott, Stephen. Sketch of the Botany of South-Carolina and Georgia 1(1): 79. 1816.
Wikidata ☰ Q15583555 entry
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