Eleocharis engelmannii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Eleocharis engelmannii Steud.

Engelmann's spikerush

2023 David popp

2013 Jake Ruygt

2003 Steve Matson

Eleocharis engelmannii is an annual grasslike herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~108 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. detonsa ... var. engelmannii
Genus:	Eleocharis
Family:	Cyperaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Eleocharis engelmannii var. monticola
PLANTS	Eleocharis engelmannii var. robusta
PLANTS	Eleocharis monticola var. pallida
PLANTS	Eleocharis monticola
PLANTS	Eleocharis obtusa var. detonsa
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Information about Eleocharis engelmannii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ELEN) 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).