Eleocharis mamillata
Northern Spike Rush, Soft Stem Spikerush
Also known as: Eleocharis mamillata var. mamillata +8 more
- Eleocharis mamillata var. mamillata
- Eleocharis palustris subsp. mamillata (H.Lindb.) Beauverd
- Eleocharis palustris var. mamillata Nyár.
- Heleocharis austriaca Hayek
- Heleocharis mamillata Lindb.
- Scirpus mamillatus H.Lindb.
- Scirpus palustris subsp. mamillatus (H.Lindb.) Beauverd
- Scirpus palustris subsp. mamillatus (H.Lindb.) Cajander
- Scirpus palustris var. mamillatus (H.Lindb.) P.Fourn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Eleocharis mamillata (commonly known as Northern Spike-Rush or Soft-Stem Spikerush) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, Chita, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Manchuria, Minnesota, Mongolia, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Ontario, Poland, Primorye, Québec, Romania, Saskatchewan, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Ukraine, Washington, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Belgium
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms