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'''''Eleocharis bolanderi''''' is a species of [[Eleocharis|spikesedge]] known by the common name '''Bolander's spikerush'''. It is native to the western [[United States]] from [[Colorado]] west to [[Oregon]] and [[California]].<ref name=joyce>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=242351 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref><ref>[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Eleocharis%20bolanderi.png Biota of North America 2013 county distribution map]</ref> It grows in wet spots in several types of habitat, including mountain meadows and springs. It is a [[rhizome|rhizomatous]] perennial herb producing erect, hairless stems 10 to 30 centimeters tall. The narrow, wispy leaves often have purple or reddish speckles and purplish tinting around the bases. The [[inflorescence]] is an oval-shaped spikelet at the tip of the stem under a centimeter long and made up of several dark brown, sometimes purple-tinged flowers.
'''''Eleocharis bolanderi''''', commonly known as '''Bolander's spikerush''', is a species of [[Eleocharis|spikesedge]]. It is native to the western United States from [[Colorado]] west to [[Oregon]] and [[California]].<ref name=joyce>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=242351 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref><ref>[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Eleocharis%20bolanderi.png Biota of North America 2013 county distribution map]</ref> It grows in wet spots in several types of habitat, including mountain meadows and springs. It is a [[rhizome|rhizomatous]] perennial herb producing erect, hairless stems 10 to 30 centimeters tall. The narrow, wispy leaves often have purple or reddish speckles and purplish tinting around the bases. The [[inflorescence]] is an oval-shaped spikelet at the tip of the stem under a centimeter long and made up of several dark brown, sometimes purple-tinged flowers.


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*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Eleocharis+bolanderi Photo gallery]
*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Eleocharis+bolanderi Photo gallery]


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[[Category:Eleocharis|bolanderi]]
[[Category:Eleocharis|bolanderi]]
[[Category:Flora of the Western United States]]
[[Category:Flora of the Western United States]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1868]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1868]]
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Latest revision as of 22:36, 10 March 2023

Eleocharis bolanderi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Eleocharis
Species:
E. bolanderi
Binomial name
Eleocharis bolanderi
Synonyms[1]

Eleocharis montevidensis var. bolanderi (A.Gray) V.E.Grant

Eleocharis bolanderi, commonly known as Bolander's spikerush, is a species of spikesedge. It is native to the western United States from Colorado west to Oregon and California.[1][2] It grows in wet spots in several types of habitat, including mountain meadows and springs. It is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing erect, hairless stems 10 to 30 centimeters tall. The narrow, wispy leaves often have purple or reddish speckles and purplish tinting around the bases. The inflorescence is an oval-shaped spikelet at the tip of the stem under a centimeter long and made up of several dark brown, sometimes purple-tinged flowers.

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