Eleocharis flavescens var. flavescens Calflora

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Taxon Report

Eleocharis flavescens (Poir.) Urb. var. flavescens

Yellow spikerush

2004 Steve Matson

Eleocharis flavescens var. flavescens is an annual grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Eleocharis flavescens var. thermalis


	Plant Range Observation Search ~8 records in California Plant Characteristics

Photos on Calflora


Parent:	Eleocharis flavescens
Genus:	Eleocharis
Family:	Cyperaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: Freshwater Wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Eleocharis flavescens var. fuscescens
JEF	Eleocharis flavescens var. thermalis
PLANTS	Eleocharis praticola
JEF	Eleocharis thermalis
PLANTS	Heleocharis flaccida var. fuscescens
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Information about Eleocharis flavescens var. flavescens from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ELFLF) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).