Cyperaceae taxon details
Eleocharis bernardina (Munz & I.M.Johnst.) Munz & I.M.Johnst.
1681023 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1681023)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
Not documented
Description Plants perennial; rhizomes 0.5–1 mm thick, scales persistent, 5–8 mm, membranous, not fibrous; resting buds absent...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Man. S. Calif. Bot. 597 1935 to Man. S. Calif. Bot. : 597 (1935),...
Description Plants perennial; rhizomes 0.5–1 mm thick, scales persistent, 5–8 mm, membranous, not fibrous; resting buds absent (non-resting buds on rhizome apex ellipsoid, 10 × 2–5 mm); caudices present, hard, 1–2 mm thick. Culms markedly arched, not spirally twisted, not contracted near spikelet, when dry usually with several blunt to acute ridges and sulcate, subterete to slightly compressed, to 2 times as wide as thick, 5–15 cm × 0.5–1 mm, firm to hard; culm tufts not proximally bulbous. Leaves: distal leaf sheaths brown to reddish proximally, stramineous to reddish distally, apex sometimes reddish, membranous to papery. Spikelets 3–6 × 2–4 mm; proximal scale empty, 2.5–4 mm, 1/2 or more as long as spikelet; floral scales 4–9 per spikelet, 3.5–5 × 2 mm. Flowers: perianth bristles 4–7, very unequal, some shorter than 1/2 of achene, stout and smooth, others equaling or exceeding tubercle, very slender and densely spinulose; anthers 1–1.5 mm. Achenes medium brown, equilaterally trigonous to compressed trigonous or some biconvex, 1.5–2.1 × 0.9–1.2 mm, beak 0.2–0.3 × 0.3–0.4 mm. Tubercles 0.25–0.5 × 0.15–0.2 mm. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Man. S. Calif. Bot. 597 1935 to Man. S. Calif. Bot. : 597 (1935),...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Man. S. Calif. Bot. 597 1935 to Man. S. Calif. Bot. : 597 (1935), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Eleocharis bernardina (Munz & I.M.Johnst.) Munz & I.M.Johnst.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1681023 on 2025-09-12
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Description Plants perennial; rhizomes 0.5–1 mm thick, scales persistent, 5–8 mm, membranous, not fibrous; resting buds absent (non-resting buds on rhizome apex ellipsoid, 10 × 2–5 mm); caudices present, hard, 1–2 mm thick. Culms markedly arched, not spirally twisted, not contracted near spikelet, when dry usually with several blunt to acute ridges and sulcate, subterete to slightly compressed, to 2 times as wide as thick, 5–15 cm × 0.5–1 mm, firm to hard; culm tufts not proximally bulbous. Leaves: distal leaf sheaths brown to reddish proximally, stramineous to reddish distally, apex sometimes reddish, membranous to papery. Spikelets 3–6 × 2–4 mm; proximal scale empty, 2.5–4 mm, 1/2 or more as long as spikelet; floral scales 4–9 per spikelet, 3.5–5 × 2 mm. Flowers: perianth bristles 4–7, very unequal, some shorter than 1/2 of achene, stout and smooth, others equaling or exceeding tubercle, very slender and densely spinulose; anthers 1–1.5 mm. Achenes medium brown, equilaterally trigonous to compressed trigonous or some biconvex, 1.5–2.1 × 0.9–1.2 mm, beak 0.2–0.3 × 0.3–0.4 mm. Tubercles 0.25–0.5 × 0.15–0.2 mm. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Man. S. Calif. Bot. 597 1935 to Man. S. Calif. Bot. : 597 (1935), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Scirpus bernardinus Munz & I.M.Johnst.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis pauciflora var. bernardina (Munz & I.M.Johnst.) Svenson)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus bernardinus Munz & I.M.Johnst.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis quinqueflora var. bernardina (Munz & I.M.Johnst.) S.González & P.M.Peterson)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus bernardinus Munz & I.M.Johnst.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis quinqueflora var. bernardina (Munz & I.M.Johnst.) S.González & P.M.Peterson)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis pauciflora var. bernardina (Munz & I.M.Johnst.) Svenson)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Scirpus bernardinus Munz & I.M.Johnst.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis pauciflora var. bernardina (Munz & I.M.Johnst.) Svenson)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus bernardinus Munz & I.M.Johnst.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis quinqueflora var. bernardina (Munz & I.M.Johnst.) S.González & P.M.Peterson)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus bernardinus Munz & I.M.Johnst.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis quinqueflora var. bernardina (Munz & I.M.Johnst.) S.González & P.M.Peterson)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis pauciflora var. bernardina (Munz & I.M.Johnst.) Svenson)
