Cyperaceae
Eleocharis

Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roem. & Schult.

First published in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 152 (1817)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Temp. Northern Hemisphere. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Alberta, Altay, Arizona, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, Connecticut, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Korea, Maine, Manchuria, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sicilia, South European Russia, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Vermont, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Yakutiya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barina, Z., Rakaj, M. & Pifkó, D. (2013). Contributions to the flora of Albania, 4. Willdenowia 43: 165-184.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Rothrock, P.E. (2009). Sedges of Indiana and adjacent states: the non-Carex species: 1-271. Indiana Academy of Sciences.
  • Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India. Pleione 3: 190-200.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 6: 1-619. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.2478/stapfia-2023-0006. epublication.
  • Barina, Z., Rakaj, M. & Pifkó, D. (2013). Contributions to the flora of Albania, 4. Willdenowia 43: 165-184.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India. Pleione 3: 190-200.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 1887 Greene, B.D. [s.n.] United States K002424939 Yes
Apr 1, 1887 Bigelow, J.M. [s.n.] United States K001613150 Yes
Apr 1, 1887 Greene, B.D. [549B] United States K002424941 Yes
Apr 1, 1887 [Jansen, D.?] [s.n.] United States K002424938 Yes
Apr 1, 1887 Hooker, W.B. [408] United States K001613152 No
Jan 1, 1887 s. coll. [s.n.] United States K001613183 No
Maximowicz [s.n.] Russia K002421969 Yes
Eggleston, W.W.; Grout, A.J. [s.n.] United States K002424932 Yes
Guinoza, H.A. [s.n.] United States K002424945 Yes
Bernouilli, W. [s.n.] Switzerland K001732050 Yes
Williams, E.F.; Robinson, B.L.; Fernlad, M.L. [s.n.] United States K002424904 Yes
Haberer, J.V. [1540] United States K002424920 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002420963 Yes
Harper, R. [s.n.] United States K002424917 Yes
Macoun, J.M. [s.n.] Canada K000881791 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002424910 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] United States K002424931 Yes
Greene, B.D. [s.n.] Canada K002424893 Yes
Kharkevich, S.; Kozhevnikov [1005] Russia K002421968 Yes
Ruhmer [s.n.] Germany K002420976 Yes
Macoun, M.A. [1599] Canada K002424891 Yes
Bissell, C.H. [s.n.] United States K002424899 Yes
Schultz, F.G. [58] Germany K002420998 Yes
Andrejew, W. [393] Russia K002420951 Yes
Suza, J. [s.n.] Germany K002420967 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W.; Breitung, A.J. [4107] Canada K002424896 Yes
s.coll. [1] United States K002424944 Yes
Brainerd, E.; Eggleston, W.W. [2140] United States K002424914 Yes
{de Schoenefeld, W.; W. de Schoenefeld} [s.n.] Belgium K002420986 Yes
Halse, R. [4500] United States K002424926 Yes
Coulter [1624] United States K001613147 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002424940 Yes
[Trevisan?] [549A] United States K001613151 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001613149 Yes
s.coll. [CXCIX 6] Germany K002420990 Yes
Scheppig, C. [s.n.] Germany K002420975 Yes
Wilson, P. [s.n.] United States K002424916 Yes
Thuill. [s.n.] Germany K002420964 Yes
Haberer, J.V. [1356 (8)] United States K002424923 Yes
Townsend, D.; Cooley, D. [93] United States K002424911 Yes
Drummond, T. [405] United States K002424928 Yes
Halse, R. [4511] United States K002424946 Yes
Margittal, A. [393] Ukraine K002420974 Yes
Williams, E.F.; Robinson, B.L.; Fernald, M.L. [s.n.] United States K002424903 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K002424901 No
Illegible [s.n.] United States K002424902 No
s. coll. [s.n.] United States K001613182 No
[Boott?] [s.n.] United States K001613153 No
[Ivolle?] [s.n.] United States K001613181 No
Haberer, J.V. [1356(15)] United States K002424921 Yes
Furuse, M. [34558] Japan K002422082 Yes
[E. Drandra]; Wright, C. [s.n.] United States K002424930 Yes
Behr, E. [s.n.] Germany K002420978 Yes
Notaris, D. [49] France K002420991 Yes
Bujorean, G. [2721] Romania K002420983 Yes
Remy, M.J. [125] K002423638 Yes
[D. W. Berouilli] [s.n.] Switzerland K002420957 Yes
[C. Ralinty] [s.n.] Germany K002420973 Yes
[A. Margrssai] [s.n.] K002420953 Yes
Gandoger, M. [s.n.] France K002420999 Yes
[Pausat]; Clarke, C. [1799] K001732048 Yes
Bonnet, E.; Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France K002420995 Yes
Haberer, J.V. [s.n.] United States K002424900 Yes
Coville, F.V. [s.n.] United States K002424929 Yes
Harberer, J. [1357] United States K002424942 Yes
Asai, Y.; Koyama, T.M. [1590] Japan K002422084 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002424905 Yes
Rolland-Germain, F. [6022] Canada K002424892 Yes
Small, J.K. [s.n.] United States K002424927 Yes
Fedtschenko, O.A.; Fedtschenko, B.A. [s.n.] Russia K002420952 Yes
Bissell, C.H. [s.n.] United States K002424924 Yes
Huter; Baezitz [s.n.] K002420981 Yes
Haberer, J.V. [1356 (7)] United States K002424922 Yes
Gratz [s.n.] K002420979 Yes
Margittai, A. [483] Ukraine K002420984 Yes
Harberer, J. [2701] United States K002424943 Yes
Pyle, W.R. [955] United States K002424918 Yes
[N. Orlova] [s.n.] K002420956 Yes
Haberer, J.V. [s.n.] United States K002424913 Yes
Huter; Baenitz [s.n.] K002420982 Yes
Rolland-Germain, F. [46011] Canada K002424897 Yes
{Chapman} [s.n.] United States K002424909 Yes
Okamoto, K. [583] Japan K002422085 Yes
J mausson; Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France K002420996 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] United States K002424937 Yes
Brainerd, E.; Eggleston, W.W. [2140] United States K002424915 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002424936 Yes
Bernoulli, W.; Basil. [s.n.] K002420955 Yes
de Baudot [58] Germany K002420997 Yes
Torrey [s.n.] United States K002424933 Yes
Clarke, C.B.; Farrat [s.n.] K002420954 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002420959 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [s.n.] France K002420994 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [s.n.] Germany K002420961 Yes
Haberer, J.V. [1356 (29)] United States K002424925 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M.; Darlington, H.T. [4696] Canada K002424895 Yes
Furuse, M. [34559] Japan K002422081 Yes
Thomas [s.n.] Switzerland K002420960 Yes
Bonnet, E.; Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France K002420988 Yes
Hugo Bohnhof, M. [319] K002421970 Yes
Michalet, E. [38] France K002420993 Yes
Kneucker, A.; Petry, H. [41] Germany K002420969 Yes
[F. Amsuagnun] [s.n.] K002420958 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [536] Germany K002420965 Yes
Fijalkowski, D. [164] Poland K002420985 Yes
Kokeil, F. [s.n.] Germany K002420972 Yes
Engelmann, G. [s.n.] Germany K002424908 Yes
Macoun, J.M. [34772] Canada K002424894 Yes
Faurie, P. [4692] Japan K002422079 Yes
Chaubard [3794] France K002420989 Yes
Ramond, A. [s.n.] France K002420987 Yes
Haberer, J.V. [1356] United States K002424919 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002424935 Yes
Furuse, M. [29981] Japan K002422080 Yes
Britton, N.L. [s.n.] United States K000881792 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scheppig [s.n.] Germany K002420970 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] United States K000881793 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rostan, E. [s.n.] Italy K002421000 Yes
Bissell, C.H. [s.n.] United States K002424898 Yes
[Keapenfurt] [s.n.] Germany K002420971 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] Austria K002420962 Yes
Bouchard, J. [818] France K002420992 Yes
Schwein. [s.n.] United States K002424934 Yes
Asai, Y.; Koyama, T.M. [s.n.] Japan K002422083 Yes
Engelmann, G. [s.n.] United States K002424907 Yes
Kneucker, A. [41] Austria K001732047 Yes
Ruhmer [s.n.] Germany K002420977 Yes
Olney, S.T.; Metcalf, J. [s.n.] United States K002424906 Yes
Morris, E.L. [s.n.] United States K002424912 Yes
Robinson, B.L. [s.n.] United States K001732765 Yes
Behr, E. [s.n.] Germany K002420966 Yes
Fritze, R. [159] Poland K002420980 Yes
Kneucker, A.; Petry, H. [41] Germany K002421001 Yes
Anders, J.; Clarke, C.B.; Kneucker, A. [41] Germany K002420968 Yes
Dancio, M. [s.n.] Romania Eleocharis soloniensis K002421700 No
Chrtek, J.; Krísa, B. [79] Czech Republic Eleocharis soloniensis K002421699 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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