Eleocharis elliptica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Eleocharis elliptica Kunth, 1837

Heterotypic
- Eleocharis capitata var. borealis Svenson in Rhodora 34: 200 (1932)
- Eleocharis compressa var. atrata Svenson in Rhodora 34: 218 (1932)
- Eleocharis compressa var. borealis (Svenson) Drapalik & Mohlenbr. in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 63: 147 (1960)
- Eleocharis elliptica var. atrata (Svenson) S.G.Sm. in Novon 11: 243 (2001)
- Eleocharis elliptica f. atrata (Svenson) Drapalik & Mohlenbr. in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 64: 502 (1960)
- Eleocharis tenuis var. atrata (Svenson) B.Boivin in Naturaliste Canad. 94: 524 (1967)
- Eleocharis tenuis var. borealis (Svenson) Gleason in Phytologia 4: 22 (1952)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Canada
  - Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
- Regional: Central & Eastern USA
  - Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- Regional: Northeastern USA
  - Washington
- Regional: Southeastern USA
  - Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee

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Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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Tropicos.org 2025. Eleocharis elliptica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 June 2025. Reference page.