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The tips of the culms of ''E. melanocarpa'' often arch over and root in the substrate forming a dense tangle. <ref name="Sorrie & Leonard 1999">Sorrie B. A. and Leonard S. W. (1999). Noteworthy records of Mississippi vascular plants. Sida 18:889-908.</ref>
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Revision as of 12:53, 4 December 2017

Eleocharis melanocarpa
Eleocharis melanocarpa ahaines GB.JPG
Photo by © Arthur Haines, New England Wild Flower Society
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Eleocharis
Species: E. melanocarpa
Binomial name
Eleocharis melanocarpa
Torr.
ELEO MELA DIST.JPG
Natural range of Eleocharis melanocarpa from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: Black-fruited spikerush, blackfruit spikerush[1][2]

Taxonomic Notes

Description

The tips of the culms of E. melanocarpa often arch over and root in the substrate forming a dense tangle. [3]

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. Weakley A. S.(2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. USDA, NRCS. (2016). The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 30 November 2017). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
  3. Sorrie B. A. and Leonard S. W. (1999). Noteworthy records of Mississippi vascular plants. Sida 18:889-908.