Cyperaceae taxon details
Eleocharis minima Kunth
1680486 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1680486)
accepted
Species
Eleocharis reptans (Boeck.) Hemsl. · unaccepted
Eleocharis villaricensis Maury · unaccepted
Helonema estrellense Suess. · unaccepted
- Variety Eleocharis minima var. bicolor (Chapm.) Svenson
- Variety Eleocharis minima var. minima Kunth
- Forma Eleocharis minima f. major Boeckeler accepted as Eleocharis palustris subsp. palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult.
- Variety Eleocharis minima var. ambigua (Steud.) Kük. accepted as Eleocharis retroflexa subsp. chaetaria (Roem. & Schult.) T.Koyama
- Variety Eleocharis minima var. mexicensis H.Pfeiff. accepted as Eleocharis palustris subsp. palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult.
- Variety Eleocharis minima var. oropuchensis (Britton) C.D.Adams accepted as Eleocharis minima var. minima Kunth
- Variety Eleocharis minima var. tenuissima (Boeckeler) D.A.Simpson accepted as Eleocharis minima var. minima Kunth
terrestrial
Not documented
Description Plants annual, tufted, often mat-forming, often stoloniferous, sometimes entirely vegetative; rhizomes absent. Culms erect,...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Enum. Pl. 2: 139 1837 to Enum. Pl. 2: 139 (1837), information...
Description Plants annual, tufted, often mat-forming, often stoloniferous, sometimes entirely vegetative; rhizomes absent. Culms erect, ascending or arching, quadrangular, sulcate, 1–13 cm × 0.1–0.3 mm, soft. Leaves: distal leaf sheaths persistent or disintegrating, red-brown, stramineous, green, or mottled red-brown, translucent, apex narrowly acute. Spikelets: basal spikelets often present, bisexual; often proliferous, ovoid or ellipsoid, laterally compressed when young, but terete at maturity, 2–7 × 1–2.6 mm, acute; proximal scale empty, often persistent, amplexicaulous, similar to floral scales; subproximal scale with a flower; floral scales spirodistichous (superficially appearing ± spiraled), (4–)10–28, 6–9 per mm of rachilla, pale brown, mottled red-brown to purple, ovate or elliptic, 1.3–2.1 × 0.7–1 mm, membranous, midribs green and red-brown, prominent, apex rounded to obtuse. Flowers: perianth bristles 6, colorless, white, or stramineous, slightly shorter than to equaling achene, spinules retrorse, acute; stamens 3; anthers 0.4–0.5 mm; styles 3-fid. Achenes greenish or pale brown or red-brown, often clearly spotted greenish or red-brown, ellipsoid to obovoid, trigonous (or terete?), angles prominent (keeled), 0.6–0.8 × 0.4–0.5 mm, apex constricted proximal to tubercle, smooth. Tubercles red-brown, pyramidal, trigonous, 0.1–0.3 × 0.2–0.4 mm. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Enum. Pl. 2: 139 1837 to Enum. Pl. 2: 139 (1837), information...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Enum. Pl. 2: 139 1837 to Enum. Pl. 2: 139 (1837), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Eleocharis minima Kunth. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1680486 on 2025-09-12
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Description Plants annual, tufted, often mat-forming, often stoloniferous, sometimes entirely vegetative; rhizomes absent. Culms erect, ascending or arching, quadrangular, sulcate, 1–13 cm × 0.1–0.3 mm, soft. Leaves: distal leaf sheaths persistent or disintegrating, red-brown, stramineous, green, or mottled red-brown, translucent, apex narrowly acute. Spikelets: basal spikelets often present, bisexual; often proliferous, ovoid or ellipsoid, laterally compressed when young, but terete at maturity, 2–7 × 1–2.6 mm, acute; proximal scale empty, often persistent, amplexicaulous, similar to floral scales; subproximal scale with a flower; floral scales spirodistichous (superficially appearing ± spiraled), (4–)10–28, 6–9 per mm of rachilla, pale brown, mottled red-brown to purple, ovate or elliptic, 1.3–2.1 × 0.7–1 mm, membranous, midribs green and red-brown, prominent, apex rounded to obtuse. Flowers: perianth bristles 6, colorless, white, or stramineous, slightly shorter than to equaling achene, spinules retrorse, acute; stamens 3; anthers 0.4–0.5 mm; styles 3-fid. Achenes greenish or pale brown or red-brown, often clearly spotted greenish or red-brown, ellipsoid to obovoid, trigonous (or terete?), angles prominent (keeled), 0.6–0.8 × 0.4–0.5 mm, apex constricted proximal to tubercle, smooth. Tubercles red-brown, pyramidal, trigonous, 0.1–0.3 × 0.2–0.4 mm. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Enum. Pl. 2: 139 1837 to Enum. Pl. 2: 139 (1837), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Helonema estrellense Suess.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Eleocharis reptans (Boeck.) Hemsl.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Eleocharis villaricensis Maury)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eleocharis minima)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Helonema estrellense Suess.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis villaricensis Maury)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Eleocharis minima K000632175 type 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Eleocharis minima K000632238 type 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Eleocharis minima K000632240 type 1)
To The Plant List (from synonym Helonema estrellense Suess.)
To The Plant List (from synonym Eleocharis villaricensis Maury)
To The Plant List (from synonym Eleocharis reptans (Boeck.) Hemsl.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Eleocharis reptans (Boeck.) Hemsl.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Eleocharis villaricensis Maury)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eleocharis minima)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Helonema estrellense Suess.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis villaricensis Maury)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Eleocharis minima K000632175 type 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Eleocharis minima K000632238 type 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Eleocharis minima K000632240 type 1)
To The Plant List (from synonym Helonema estrellense Suess.)
To The Plant List (from synonym Eleocharis villaricensis Maury)
To The Plant List (from synonym Eleocharis reptans (Boeck.) Hemsl.)
From editor or global species database
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