Aquatic
...Wet
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Squarestem Spikerush at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Eleocharis quadrangulata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eleocharis quadrangulata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-03-003:
Eleocharis quadrangulata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Eleocharis quadrangulata
COMMON NAME:
Squarestem Spikerush
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_elqu_004_lvd
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Dan Whitten sdw_052921_aquatic
May Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Flowers (scales) 50-100 per spike, arranged in obvious spiral rows, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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Dan Whitten sdw_053121_eleocharis1
May Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Culm appears unjointed, sharply 3-4-angled when fresh [bonus: Calico Pennant!], per Weakley's Flora.