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Eleocharis fallax
Eleocharis fallax Weath.
Creeping Spike-rush, Creeping Spikerush, Deceitful Spike-rush
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s): Eleocharis ambigens
USDA Symbol: ELFA
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 30 inches tall.
Fruit: Achenes dark yellow or medium brown.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Perianth of 1-5 bristles. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AL , DE , FL , GA , LA , MA , MD , NC , NJ , NY , RI , SC , TX , VA , WVCanada: NS , QC
Native Habitat: Coastal, fresh to brackish pond and lakeshores, marshes.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Eleocharis fallax in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Eleocharis fallax in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eleocharis fallax
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR