Eleocharis bolanderi: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
added Category:Flora of North America using HotCat |
No edit summary |
||
Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
[[Category:Eleocharis|bolanderi]] |
[[Category:Eleocharis|bolanderi]] |
||
[[Category:Flora of North America]] |
[[Category:Flora of North America]] |
||
{{Cyperaceae-stub}} |
{{Cyperaceae-stub}} |
Revision as of 03:07, 25 October 2013
Eleocharis bolanderi | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
(unranked): | |
(unranked): | |
(unranked): | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | E. bolanderi
|
Binomial name | |
Eleocharis bolanderi |
Eleocharis bolanderi is a species of spikesedge known by the common name Bolander's spikerush. It is native to the western United States, where 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.