Few-Flower Spike-Rush
Eleocharis quinqueflora (Hartmann) O.Schwarz
Eleocharis quinqueflora (Hartmann) O.Schwarz, known as Few-Flower Spike-Rush, is a species of Cyperaceae native to Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and parts of Europe, North Africa, northern Asia, and North America, with isolated populations in Argentina and Chile.
Description
Eleocharis quinqueflora is a member of the Cyperaceae family and is distributed across the Nearctic, Neotropical, Oriental (Indomalaya), and Palaearctic regions, as well as Flanders. It was first described in 1949. The species is commonly referred to as Few-Flower Spike-Rush and is characterized by its widespread presence in various temperate and cold regions of the world.
Other common names
Few-Flower Spike-RushFew-Flower SpikerushFew-Flowered Spike-RushFew-Flowered SpikerushFewflower SpikerushFewflowered Spikesedge
Distribution
Greenland · Labrador · Newfoundland · Alberta · British Columbia · Manitoba · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Northwest Territories · Ontario · Prince Edward Island · Quebec · Saskatchewan · Yukon · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · Nearctic · Neotropical · Oriental (Indomalaya) · Palaearctic · Flanders · SE · Vermont-US · IN · IS · NO · DK · GL · Global · Belgium · Flemish Region
Synonyms
Eleocharis quinqueflora var. meridionalisBaeothryon halleriBaeothryon pauciflorumClavula boeotryonCyperus pauciflorusEleocharis atacamensisEleocharis baeothryonEleocharis baeothryonEleocharis czernjajeviEleocharis fernaldiiEleocharis meridionalisEleocharis obscuraEleocharis paucifloraEleocharis pauciflora var. fernaldiiEleocharis quinqueflora subsp. meridionalisEleocharis vierhapperiIsolepis andinaLimnochloa baeothryonLimnochloa paucifloraScirpus atacamensisScirpus baeothryonScirpus campestrisScirpus cespitosusScirpus graecusScirpus halleriScirpus pauciflorusScirpus quinqueflorusScirpus sepiumTrichophorum pauciflorumTrichophorum vierhapperi
