A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
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Cyperaceae » Eleocharis ovata
Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roem. & Schult.[FNA23, HC, HC2]
ovoid spikerush
Publication: Syst. Veg. 2: 152. 1817.
Origin: Native
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: FNA23: "Although Eleocharis ovata has often been confused with E. obtusa, B. M. H. Larson and P. M. Catling (1996) showed that these species may be distinguished by non-overlapping widths of the tubercles, at least in Canada. The records of E. ovata in New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island are based on B. M. H. Larson and P. M. Catling (1996) and the records in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, Oregon, and Washington are based on D. M. Hines (1975). Eleocharis ovata probably also occurs in Manitoba and Saskatchewan."
Last updated 11/18/2023 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult. var. ovata (Roth) Drepalik & Mohlenbr.
Scirpus ovatus Roth
Scirpus ovatus Roth var. heuseri Uetrichtz
