Index / Search / Eleocharis palustris var. palustris
§1 Plant
Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult. var. palustris
vernacular common spikerush — variety · Cyperaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Cyperaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Eleocharis
§2a
Native status, by region
- AK Alaska Native
- CAN Canada Native
- GL Greenland Native
- HI Hawaii Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
- SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Native
§2b
County-level range
· 790 counties across 44 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 790 counties across 44 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 7 N ▾
California view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Adams 08001
- Alamosa 08003
- Arapahoe 08005
- Baca 08009
- Boulder 08013
- Cheyenne 08017
- Clear Creek 08019
- Crowley 08025
- Delta 08029
- Denver 08031
- Dolores 08033
- Douglas 08035
- El Paso 08041
- Garfield 08045
- Gilpin 08047
- Grand 08049
- Gunnison 08051
- Jackson 08057
- Jefferson 08059
- Larimer 08069
- Las Animas 08071
- Lincoln 08073
- Logan 08075
- Mesa 08077
- Mineral 08079
- Moffat 08081
- Montezuma 08083
- Montrose 08085
- Otero 08089
- Park 08093
- Pueblo 08101
- Rio Blanco 08103
- Routt 08107
- Saguache 08109
- San Juan 08111
- San Miguel 08113
- Sedgwick 08115
- Teller 08119
- Washington 08121
- Weld 08123
- Yuma 08125
Delaware view state ↗ 3 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Cumberland 17035
- DuPage 17043
- Effingham 17049
- Ford 17053
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Jackson 17077
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Mason 17125
- McHenry 17111
- Menard 17129
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Pope 17151
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Tazewell 17179
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Cass 18017
- Daviess 18027
- DeKalb 18033
- Elkhart 18039
- Fulton 18049
- Hamilton 18057
- Howard 18067
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Monroe 18105
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Owen 18119
- Porter 18127
- St. Joseph 18141
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Tipton 18159
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warrick 18173
- Washington 18175
- Wells 18179
Iowa view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Brown 20013
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Crawford 20037
- Franklin 20059
- Gray 20069
- Greenwood 20073
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Miami 20121
- Morris 20127
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Republic 20157
- Saline 20169
- Scott 20171
- Shawnee 20177
- Sherman 20181
- Stafford 20185
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Woodson 20207
Kentucky view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 63 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Benton 27009
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cook 27031
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Fillmore 27045
- Freeborn 27047
- Grant 27051
- Hennepin 27053
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kanabec 27065
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lake 27075
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lincoln 27081
- Mahnomen 27087
- Marshall 27089
- Martin 27091
- Meeker 27093
- Morrison 27097
- Murray 27101
- Nicollet 27103
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pennington 27113
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Red Lake 27125
- Redwood 27127
- Roseau 27135
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Wabasha 27157
- Wadena 27159
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Mississippi view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 66 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Callaway 29027
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Dade 29057
- Dent 29065
- Franklin 29071
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Henry 29083
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Madison 29123
- Mercer 29129
- Mississippi 29133
- Monroe 29137
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Ralls 29173
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Scotland 29199
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Montana view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Nevada view state ↗ 12 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 18 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 19 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 4 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 2 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 32 N ▾
- Benton 41003
- Clackamas 41005
- Clatsop 41007
- Columbia 41009
- Coos 41011
- Crook 41013
- Curry 41015
- Deschutes 41017
- Douglas 41019
- Grant 41023
- Harney 41025
- Hood River 41027
- Jackson 41029
- Jefferson 41031
- Josephine 41033
- Klamath 41035
- Lake 41037
- Lane 41039
- Lincoln 41041
- Linn 41043
- Malheur 41045
- Marion 41047
- Multnomah 41051
- Polk 41053
- Tillamook 41057
- Umatilla 41059
- Union 41061
- Wallowa 41063
- Wasco 41065
- Washington 41067
- Wheeler 41069
- Yamhill 41071
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Crawford 42039
- Dauphin 42043
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Huntingdon 42061
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- Mercer 42085
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Beadle 46005
- Bennett 46007
- Bon Homme 46009
- Brookings 46011
- Brule 46015
- Charles Mix 46023
- Codington 46029
- Day 46037
- Fall River 46047
- Faulk 46049
- Haakon 46055
- Hanson 46061
- Harding 46063
- Hyde 46069
- Jones 46075
- Lawrence 46081
- Lincoln 46083
- Lyman 46085
- McPherson 46089
- Meade 46093
- Mellette 46095
- Minnehaha 46099
- Pennington 46103
- Perkins 46105
- Potter 46107
- Roberts 46109
- Spink 46115
- Stanley 46117
- Sully 46119
- Walworth 46129
Tennessee view state ↗ 64 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Campbell 47013
- Cannon 47015
- Carroll 47017
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Clay 47027
- Cocke 47029
- Coffee 47031
- Crockett 47033
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- DeKalb 47041
- Dickson 47043
- Dyer 47045
- Fayette 47047
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Gibson 47053
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Henderson 47077
- Johnson 47091
- Knox 47093
- Lake 47095
- Lewis 47101
- Lincoln 47103
- Loudon 47105
- Marion 47115
- Maury 47119
- McNairy 47109
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Roane 47145
- Robertson 47147
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Sequatchie 47153
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sullivan 47163
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Trousdale 47169
- Unicoi 47171
- Union 47173
- Van Buren 47175
- Warren 47177
- Washington 47179
- Weakley 47183
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Texas view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Armstrong 48011
- Bailey 48017
- Brazoria 48039
- Brazos 48041
- Cameron 48061
- Dallam 48111
- Dallas 48113
- Donley 48129
- Hale 48189
- Hartley 48205
- Hemphill 48211
- Hidalgo 48215
- Hutchinson 48233
- Kleberg 48273
- Lipscomb 48295
- Lubbock 48303
- Parmer 48369
- Potter 48375
- Randall 48381
- Roberts 48393
- Robertson 48395
- Travis 48453
- Wheeler 48483
Utah view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Beaver 49001
- Box Elder 49003
- Cache 49005
- Carbon 49007
- Daggett 49009
- Davis 49011
- Duchesne 49013
- Emery 49015
- Garfield 49017
- Grand 49019
- Iron 49021
- Juab 49023
- Kane 49025
- Millard 49027
- Morgan 49029
- Piute 49031
- Rich 49033
- Salt Lake 49035
- San Juan 49037
- Sanpete 49039
- Sevier 49041
- Summit 49043
- Tooele 49045
- Uintah 49047
- Utah 49049
- Wasatch 49051
- Washington 49053
- Wayne 49055
- Weber 49057
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Washington view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Benton 53005
- Chelan 53007
- Clallam 53009
- Clark 53011
- Columbia 53013
- Cowlitz 53015
- Douglas 53017
- Ferry 53019
- Grant 53025
- Grays Harbor 53027
- King 53033
- Kittitas 53037
- Lewis 53041
- Lincoln 53043
- Mason 53045
- Okanogan 53047
- Pacific 53049
- Pend Oreille 53051
- San Juan 53055
- Skagit 53057
- Skamania 53059
- Spokane 53063
- Wahkiakum 53069
- Whatcom 53073
- Whitman 53075
- Yakima 53077
West Virginia view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Wyoming view state ↗ 21 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/ELPAP ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/7227010 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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