Cyperaceae taxon details
Eleocharis baldwinii (Torr.) Chapm.
1681020 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1681020)
accepted
Species
Chaetocyperus baldwinii Torr. · unaccepted
Eleocharis prolifera Torr. · unaccepted
Trichophyllum baldwinii (Torr.) House · unaccepted
Trichophyllum proliferum (Torr.) House · unaccepted
terrestrial
Not documented
Description Plants annual(?), often mat-forming, often stoloniferous, sometimes entirely vegetative; rhizomes absent. Culms often...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from (Torr.) Chapm. to Chapm., information provided by Alan E. on...
Description Plants annual(?), often mat-forming, often stoloniferous, sometimes entirely vegetative; rhizomes absent. Culms often arching, sometimes spotted or streaked red-brown, quadrangular or broadly elliptic, sulcate or not, 0.5–25(–30) cm × 0.1–0.4 mm, soft. Leaves: distal leaf sheaths persistent or disintegrating, stramineous, green, red-brown, or spotted or streaked red-brown, membranous, translucent, apex obtuse or acute. Spikelets: basal spikelets usually present, pistillate; often proliferous, ovoid, ellipsoid, or linear, clearly laterally compressed, 2.3–6.9 × 0.5–2 mm, apex acute, proximal scale empty, amplexicaulous, similar to floral scales (midribs sometimes more prominent and sometimes slightly prolonged beyond lamina); subproximal scale with a flower; floral scales clearly distichous, 3–9, 3–4 per mm of rachilla, yellowish, pale brown, or red-brown, spotted, streaked, or mottled red-brown, narrowly ovate to oblong, (1.5–)2–5 × 0.4–0.6(–1.2) mm, membranous, apex rounded, obtuse or rarely acute, midribs keeled. Flowers: perianth bristles 3–7, incurved, colorless, white, or red-brown, shorter than or equaling achene; spinules sparse, retrorse, sharply acute; stamens 3; anthers 1.4–2.2 mm; styles 3-fid. Achenes whitish or greenish, spotted dark green, obovoid, trigonous, angles prominent, 0.6–0.9 × 0.4–0.6 mm, apex constricted proximal to tubercle, smooth to finely cancellate at 10–20X. Tubercles pale to red-brown, pyramidal, trigonous, 0.2–0.3(–0.4) × 0.2–0.5 mm. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from (Torr.) Chapm. to Chapm., information provided by Alan E. on...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from (Torr.) Chapm. to Chapm., information provided by Alan E. on email Oct. 12 2020 More details could be found in The Plant List v.1 [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Eleocharis baldwinii (Torr.) Chapm.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1681020 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
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Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Plants annual(?), often mat-forming, often stoloniferous, sometimes entirely vegetative; rhizomes absent. Culms often arching, sometimes spotted or streaked red-brown, quadrangular or broadly elliptic, sulcate or not, 0.5–25(–30) cm × 0.1–0.4 mm, soft. Leaves: distal leaf sheaths persistent or disintegrating, stramineous, green, red-brown, or spotted or streaked red-brown, membranous, translucent, apex obtuse or acute. Spikelets: basal spikelets usually present, pistillate; often proliferous, ovoid, ellipsoid, or linear, clearly laterally compressed, 2.3–6.9 × 0.5–2 mm, apex acute, proximal scale empty, amplexicaulous, similar to floral scales (midribs sometimes more prominent and sometimes slightly prolonged beyond lamina); subproximal scale with a flower; floral scales clearly distichous, 3–9, 3–4 per mm of rachilla, yellowish, pale brown, or red-brown, spotted, streaked, or mottled red-brown, narrowly ovate to oblong, (1.5–)2–5 × 0.4–0.6(–1.2) mm, membranous, apex rounded, obtuse or rarely acute, midribs keeled. Flowers: perianth bristles 3–7, incurved, colorless, white, or red-brown, shorter than or equaling achene; spinules sparse, retrorse, sharply acute; stamens 3; anthers 1.4–2.2 mm; styles 3-fid. Achenes whitish or greenish, spotted dark green, obovoid, trigonous, angles prominent, 0.6–0.9 × 0.4–0.6 mm, apex constricted proximal to tubercle, smooth to finely cancellate at 10–20X. Tubercles pale to red-brown, pyramidal, trigonous, 0.2–0.3(–0.4) × 0.2–0.5 mm. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated scientificnameAuthorship from (Torr.) Chapm. to Chapm., information provided by Alan E. on email Oct. 12 2020 More details could be found in The Plant List v.1 [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Chaetocyperus baldwinii Torr.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Trichophyllum proliferum (Torr.) House)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications) (from synonym Eleocharis prolifera Torr.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eleocharis baldwinii)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Chaetocyperus baldwinii Torr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis prolifera Torr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Trichophyllum proliferum (Torr.) House)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Trichophyllum baldwinii (Torr.) House)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Eleocharis_baldwinii_NY3376987_holotype_1)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Chaetocyperus baldwinii Torr.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis prolifera Torr.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Trichophyllum proliferum (Torr.) House)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Trichophyllum baldwinii (Torr.) House)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Trichophyllum proliferum (Torr.) House)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications) (from synonym Eleocharis prolifera Torr.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eleocharis baldwinii)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Chaetocyperus baldwinii Torr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis prolifera Torr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Trichophyllum proliferum (Torr.) House)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Trichophyllum baldwinii (Torr.) House)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Eleocharis_baldwinii_NY3376987_holotype_1)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Chaetocyperus baldwinii Torr.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis prolifera Torr.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Trichophyllum proliferum (Torr.) House)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Trichophyllum baldwinii (Torr.) House)
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