Engelmann's spikerush

Common names

Synonyms

• Eleocharis engelmannii f. detonsa (A.Gray) Svenson
• Eleocharis engelmannii f. engelmannii
• Eleocharis engelmannii f. leviseta (Fernald) Svenson
• Eleocharis engelmannii var. detonsa A.Gray
• Eleocharis engelmannii var. monticola (Fernald) Svenson
• Eleocharis engelmannii var. robusta Fernald
• Eleocharis monticola Fernald
• Eleocharis monticola var. leviseta Fernald
• Eleocharis monticola var. pallida H.St.John
• Eleocharis obtusa f. detonsa (A.Gray) C.F.Reed
• Eleocharis obtusa var. detonsa (A.Gray) Drapalik & Mohlenbr.
• Eleocharis obtusa var. engelmannii (Steud.) Gilly
• Eleocharis ovata var. detonsa (A.Gray) Mohlenbr.
• Eleocharis ovata var. engelmannii (Steud.) Britton
• Trichophyllum engelmannii House
• Trichophyllum engelmannii (Steud.) House
• Trichophyllum monticola (Fernald) House
• Trichophyllum monticolum House

Characteristics

Growth habit

Graminoid

Lifespan

Annual

In the US and Canada

Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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