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Eleocharis schaffneri

Boeckeler (1886)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Cyperaceae Genus: Eleocharis

spikerush

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 7: 274 (1886)

Other References

Strong & Wagner 1997:43 (NEWNAT/K, KEY, DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Eleocharis schaffneri Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, in Koga taro paddy Flooded fallow taro paddy codominant with Ceratopteris thalictroides and Fimbristylis miliacea; also with Ammannia coccinea, Ludwigia palustris, Cyperus difformis, Monochoria vaginalis. Preserved_Specimen Bunching sedge up to 1 ft. tall. Imada, C. 200213 Kauai BISH 2002-07-12
2 Eleocharis schaffneri Hanalei Distr., Kahili ahupuaa, on margin of northeastern arm of Puu Ka Ele Reservoir Open mucky soil adjacent to pond with a mix of grasses, sedges, and herbs including Paspalum conjugatum, Sacciolepis, Brachiaria, Cyperus polystachyos. Preserved_Specimen Uncommon sedge in the area. Imada, C. 200168 Kauai BISH 2001-09-27
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