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Cyperaceae taxon details

Eleocharis palustris subsp. palustris

To Field Museum Herbarium (Eleocharis glaucescens Willd. photographed at B type [status unknown] 1)
To Field Museum Herbarium (Eleocharis glaucescens Willd. photographed at B type [status unknown] 1)

1699612  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1699612)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Viridiplantae (Subkingdom)
  4. Streptophyta (Infrakingdom)
  5. Tracheophyta (Phylum (Division))
  6. Spermatophytina (Subphylum (Subdivision))
  7. Magnoliopsida (Class)
  8. Lilianae (Superorder)
  9. Poales (Order)
  10. Cyperaceae (Family)
  11. Eleocharideae (Tribe)
  12. Eleocharis (Genus)
  13. Eleocharis palustris (Species)
  14. Eleocharis palustris subsp. palustris (Subspecies)
accepted
Subspecies
Scirpus bailii Kohts · unaccepted
Scirpus ovatus Gilib. · unaccepted
terrestrial
Not documented
Description Stomatal length 35–56 µm. Spikelets with 40–70 flowers. Glumes (from middle of spikelet) 2.5–3.5 mm long, rather...  
Description Stomatal length 35–56 µm. Spikelets with 40–70 flowers. Glumes (from middle of spikelet) 2.5–3.5 mm long, rather pale whitish brown or straw coloured, usually more easily detached. Nuts 1.2(–1.4)–1.5 mm long. [details]

Description Espiguilla generalmente densa —con (26)36-60(76) glumas por cm—, con (10)25-70(120) flores. Glumas de la zona central...  
Description Espiguilla generalmente densa —con (26)36-60(76) glumas por cm—, con (10)25-70(120) flores. Glumas de la zona central de la espiguilla (1,7)2,3(2,9) mm, generalmente provistas de un margen escarioso ± estrecho y amarillento a blanquecino-plateadas; las 2 glumas inferiores siempre estériles. Aquenios (0,8)1,2-1,5(1,6) mm. Estomas 33-56(58) µm. n = 8, 9; 2n = 10, 12*, 14*, 15, 16, 17*, 18.* [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated taxonomicStatus from Synonym to Accepted, information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 03...  
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated taxonomicStatus from Synonym to Accepted, information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 03 2021 More details could be found in The Plant List v.1.1. Origin [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Eleocharis palustris subsp. palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1699612 on 2026-05-23
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Nomenclature

basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Jermy, A.C.; Simpson, D.A.; Foley, M.J.Y.; Porter, M.S. (2007). Sedges of the British Isles. 554 pp. Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland, United Kingdom. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

taxonomy source Luceño, M., Castroviejo, S., Jiménez-Mejías, P. (2008). Cyperaceae. In: Castroviejo, Luceño, M., Galán, A., Jiménez-Mejías, P., Cabezas, F., Medina, L. (eds). Flora iberica. Plantas vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Vol. XVIII. Madrid: CSIC., available online at https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/12958-flora-iberica-vol-18-cyperaceae-pontederiaceae?offset=, http://www.floraiberica.es/PHP/familias_lista_.php?familia=Cyperaceae [details] 

 
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Description Stomatal length 35–56 µm. Spikelets with 40–70 flowers. Glumes (from middle of spikelet) 2.5–3.5 mm long, rather pale whitish brown or straw coloured, usually more easily detached. Nuts 1.2(–1.4)–1.5 mm long. [details]

Description Espiguilla generalmente densa —con (26)36-60(76) glumas por cm—, con (10)25-70(120) flores. Glumas de la zona central de la espiguilla (1,7)2,3(2,9) mm, generalmente provistas de un margen escarioso ± estrecho y amarillento a blanquecino-plateadas; las 2 glumas inferiores siempre estériles. Aquenios (0,8)1,2-1,5(1,6) mm. Estomas 33-56(58) µm. n = 8, 9; 2n = 10, 12*, 14*, 15, 16, 17*, 18.* [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Updated taxonomicStatus from Synonym to Accepted, information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 03 2021 More details could be found in The Plant List v.1.1. Origin [details]

Translation pikelet generally dense —with (26)36–60(76) glumes per cm—, bearing (10)25–70(120) flowers. Glumes in the central part of the spikelet (1.7)2.3(2.9) mm long, generally provided with a ± narrow scarious margin, yellowish to whitish-silvery; the two lowest glumes always sterile. Achenes (0.8)1.2–1.5(1.6) mm. Stomata 33–56(58) µm. n = 8, 9; 2n = 10, 12*, 14*, 15, 16, 17*, 18.* [details]
    Definitions

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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Eleocharis globularis Zinserl.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Eleocharis palustromicrocarpa Á.Löve)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Eleocharis crassa Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Zinserl.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Scirpus palustris var. reptans Mérat)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Limnochloa capensis Nees)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Scirpus baeothryon Schrad.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Eleocharis nebrodensis Parl.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Eleocharis intersita Zinserl.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (124 publications) (from synonym Scirpus campestris Willd. ex Kunth)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Eleocharis minor Mazziari)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Eleocharis haematolepis Steud.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Eleocharis kasakstanica Zinserl.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Eleocharis appendiculata Phil.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. glaucescens (Willd.) Coss. & Germ.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Scirpus varius Schreb. ex Schweigg. & Körte)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (247 publications) (from synonym Scirpus ovatus Gilib.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Eleocharis limosa Drège)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cyperus paluster Missbach & E.H.L.Krause)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications) (from synonym Scirpus reptans Thuill.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Scirpus palustris var. minor Schrad.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications) (from synonym Scirpus glaucescens Willd.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Scirpus conicus C.Presl ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (59 publications) (from synonym Eleocharis glaucescens (Willd.) Schult.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (602 publications) (from synonym Scirpus acicularis Oeder)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (74 publications) (from synonym Scirpus intermedius Thuill.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Eleocharis eupalustris H.Lindb.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (816 publications) (from synonym Scirpus caespitosus Willd. ex Kunth)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Eleocharis striata Hochst. ex Engl.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (99 publications) (from synonym Scirpus tenuis Schreb. ex Schweigg. & Körte)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eleocharis limosa) (from synonym Eleocharis limosa Drège)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eleocharis palustris subsp. palustris) 
To Field Museum Herbarium (Eleocharis glaucescens Willd. photographed at B type [status unknown] 1) (from synonym Eleocharis glaucescens (Willd.) Schult.)
To Genbank 
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) 
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis palustris subsp. globularis (Zinserl.) T.V.Egorova)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis palustris subsp. intersita (Zinserl.) Tzvelev)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus conicus C.Presl ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis crassa Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Zinserl.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus lanceiglumis C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis palustris subsp. lindbergii (Strandh.) Tzvelev)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis palustris subsp. microcarpa Walters)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis palustris subsp. nebrodensis (Parl.) Nyman)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis lereschii subsp. nebrodensis (Parl.) Nyman)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis palustris subsp. minor (Schrad.) Arcang.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis palustris subsp. reptans (Parl.) Arcang.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. globularis (Zinserl.) A.E.Kozhevn.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. kurilensis A.E.Kozhevn.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus acicularis Oeder)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis lindbergii (Strandh.) Tzvelev)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Limnochloa capensis Nees)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis minor Mazziari)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis striata Hochst. ex Engl.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus baeothryon Schrad.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis eupalustris H.Lindb.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis intersita Zinserl.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus campestris Willd. ex Kunth)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus ovatus Gilib.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis limosa Drège)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis ecarinata Zinserl.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis appendiculata Phil.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis glaucescens (Willd.) Schult.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus paluster Missbach & E.H.L.Krause)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis boissieri Podp.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis kasakstanica Zinserl.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis globularis Zinserl.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis haematolepis Steud.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis oxystachys Sakalo)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis kitamurana T.Koyama)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis levinae Zoz)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus intermedius Thuill.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus tenuis Schreb. ex Schweigg. & Körte)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus palustromicrocarpus (Á.Löve) Á.Löve)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus varius Schreb. ex Schweigg. & Körte)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus reptans Thuill.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus bailii Kohts)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus caespitosus Willd. ex Kunth)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus glaucescens Willd.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis nebrodensis Parl.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis palustromicrocarpa Á.Löve)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis quaesita Kitag.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus appendiculatus (Phil.) Kuntze)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus palustris var. minor Schrad.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. reptans Parl.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. nebrodensis (Parl.) A.Terracc.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. minor Hook.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus parvulus var. bailii (Kohts) Nyman)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. crassa (Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Zinserl.) Nyman)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis smallii var. major (Sond.) F.Seym.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus palustris var. limburgensis Lej.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. degenerata Hook.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Trichophyllum palustre var. glaucescens (Willd.) House)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. lindbergii Strandh.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. major Sond.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus paluster var. uniglumoides E.H.L.Krause)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis minima var. mexicensis H.Pfeiff.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. arenaria Sond.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus palustris var. maximus Roth)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. quaesita (Kitag.) T.Koyama)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis intersita f. acetosa Tang & F.T.Wang ex Y.L.Chang)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Eleocharis minima f. major Boeckeler)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris f. italica A.Terracc.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris f. submersa Glück)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris f. frigida Halácsy)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis intersita f. acetosa Tang & F.T.Wang)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis minima f. major Boeckeler)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis intersita f. acetosa Tang & F.T.Wang ex Y.L.Chang)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. quaesita (Kitag.) T.Koyama)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus palustris var. maximus Roth)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus palustris var. reptans Mérat)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. arenaria Sond.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. degenerata Hook.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis minima var. mexicensis H.Pfeiff.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus paluster var. uniglumoides E.H.L.Krause)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. major Sond.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus palustris var. limburgensis Lej.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Trichophyllum palustre var. glaucescens (Willd.) House)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. reptans Trab.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. glaucescens (Willd.) Coss. & Germ.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. minor Hook.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. nebrodensis (Parl.) A.Terracc.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis smallii var. major (Sond.) F.Seym.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. crassa (Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Zinserl.) Nyman)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus parvulus var. bailii (Kohts) Nyman)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. repens Maire & Petitm.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. minor Schrad.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. reptans Parl.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus palustris var. minor Schrad.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus bailii Kohts)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus appendiculatus (Phil.) Kuntze)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis quaesita Kitag.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus intermedius Thuill.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus caespitosus Willd. ex Kunth)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus glaucescens Willd.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus reptans Thuill.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus baeothryon Schrad.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis eupalustris H.Lindb.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus tenuis Schreb. ex Schweigg. & Körte)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus palustromicrocarpus (Á.Löve) Á.Löve)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus varius Schreb. ex Schweigg. & Körte)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis nebrodensis Parl.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis levinae Zoz)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustromicrocarpa Á.Löve)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis oxystachys Sakalo)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis kasakstanica Zinserl.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis kitamurana T.Koyama)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis ecarinata Zinserl.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis boissieri Podp.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus paluster Missbach & E.H.L.Krause)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis appendiculata Phil.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis glaucescens (Willd.) Schult.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis globularis Zinserl.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis haematolepis Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis lindbergii (Strandh.) Tzvelev)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis limosa Drège)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus ovatus Gilib.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus campestris Willd. ex Kunth)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis intersita Zinserl.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Limnochloa capensis Nees)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis minor Mazziari)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus conicus C.Presl ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus acicularis Oeder)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis striata Hochst. ex Engl.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. lindbergii Strandh.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. kurilensis A.E.Kozhevn.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris var. globularis (Zinserl.) A.E.Kozhevn.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris subsp. reptans (Parl.) Arcang.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris subsp. minor (Schrad.) Arcang.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis lereschii subsp. nebrodensis (Parl.) Nyman)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris subsp. nebrodensis (Parl.) Nyman)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris subsp. microcarpa Walters)
To Plants of the World Online 
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus lanceiglumis C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis crassa Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Zinserl.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris subsp. lindbergii (Strandh.) Tzvelev)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris subsp. intersita (Zinserl.) Tzvelev)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Eleocharis palustris subsp. globularis (Zinserl.) T.V.Egorova)
To Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Herbarium (Eleocharis haematolepis E00929680 syntype 1) (from synonym Eleocharis haematolepis Steud.)
To Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Herbarium (Eleocharis striata E00200162 type 1) (from synonym Eleocharis striata Hochst. ex Engl.)
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