Cyperaceae
Eleocharis

Eleocharis compressa Sull.

First published in Amer. J. Sci. Arts 42: 50 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canada to W. Central & E. U.S.A. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
  • 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.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Rothrock, P.E. (2009). Sedges of Indiana and adjacent states: the non-Carex species: 1-271. Indiana Academy of Sciences.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
  • Weakley, A.S. & al. (2022). Studies in the vascular flora of the southeastern United States. VIII. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 16: 377-418.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Stevens, G.W. [24] United States K002530232 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W.; Breitung, A.J. [4010] Canada K002530222 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002530223 Yes
Macoun, M.A. [1596] Canada K002530224 Yes
Bennett, F.L. [2247] United States K002530227 Yes
Jennings, O.E. [[3]] United States K002530236 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002530229 Yes
Coville, F.V. [s.n.] United States K002530233 Yes
Vasey, G. [s.n.] United States K002530234 Yes
Mead, J.B. [s.n.] United States K002530230 Yes
Soper, J.H.; Burcher, R.P.; Gaiser, L.O. [2246] Canada K002530225 Yes
Meyer, L. [2247] United States K002530226 Yes
Gleason, H.A.; Gleason Jr., H.A. [s.n.] United States K002530228 Yes
Sullivant, W.S. [s.n.] United States K002530235 Yes
Rydberg, P.A. [1076] United States K002530231 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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