Eleocharis equisetoides

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Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Species Distribution Map
Family:CYPERACEAE
Species:Eleocharis equisetoides (Elliott) Torr.
Common Name:Horsetail Spikerush
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
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Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, OBL (NWI), G4 (Global Rank)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyCYPERACEAE - Sedge family
Genus Eleocharis
Species Eleocharis equisetoides (Elliott) Torr. - Horsetail Spikerush

Citation

Citation Eleocharis equisetoides (Elliott) Torrey, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 296. 1836.
Basionym: Scirpus equisetoides Elliott 1816.
Type: NORTH CAROLINA: Cumberland Co.: Fayetteville, Apr-May, Schweinitz s.n. (holotype: CHARL).

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Eleocharis elliottii Eleocharis elliottii A. Dietrich, Sp. Pl. 2: 82. 1833, nom. illegit.Scirpus equisetoides Elliott 1816. 
Scirpus equisetoides Scirpus equisetoides Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 79. 1816. NORTH CAROLINA: Cumberland Co.: Fayetteville, Apr-May, Schweinitz s.n. (holotype: CHARL).

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Covington, Geneva, Lee, Mobile, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1879 - 1978

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
USAM000004789 Mobile 13 Jun 1967 LeLong, Michel G.
3285		 USAM
Eleocharis equisetoides (Elliott) Torrey
AUA000021462 Lee 2 Aug 1950 Cunningham, Hugh B.
 AUA
Eleocharis Equisetoides (Ell.) Torr.
ALNHS00000083 Mobile 01 Jun 1998 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10286		 ALNHS
Eleocharis equisetoides (Ell.) Torr.
JSU112030 Mobile 1 Jun 1998 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10286		 JSU
Eleocharis equisetoides (Elliott) Torrey
USAM000004782 Mobile 27 May 1977 LeLong, Michel G.
9782		 USAM
Eleocharis equisetoides (Elliott) Torrey
USAM000004784 Mobile 02 Jul 1977 LeLong, Michel G.
9912		 USAM
Eleocharis equisetoides (Elliott) Torrey
TROY000050187 Baldwin 23 Jul 1993 Horne, Howard E.
4		 TROY
Eleocharis equisetoides (Elliott) Torrey
UWAL0043032 Baldwin 27 May 2002 McArthur, Jill D.
1079		 UWAL
Eleocharis equisetoides (Elliott) Torr.
UNA00002248 Wilcox 04 Aug 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6853		 UNA
Eleocharis equisetoides (Ell.) Torr.
UNA00002243 Mobile 02 Jun 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6550		 UNA
Eleocharis equisetoides (Ell.) Torr.
USAM000004785 Mobile 22 Oct 1980 LeLong, Michel G.
11726		 USAM
Eleocharis equisetoides (Elliott) Torrey
UWAL0038312 Mobile 24 May 1968 Scott, D.L.
221		 UWAL
Eleocharis equisetoides (Elliott) Torrey
UNA00016249 Geneva 12 Jul 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6712		 UNA
Eleocharis equisetoides (Ell.) Torr.
USAM000004783 Mobile 24 May 1968 Scott, D.L.
221		 USAM
Eleocharis equisetoides (Elliott) Torrey
UNA00056491 Mobile 18 Jun 1998 Schotz, Alfred
1637		 UNA
Eleocharis equisetoides (Ell.) Torr.
USAM000004786 Mobile 24 Jun 1969 LeLong, Michel G.
5133		 USAM
Eleocharis equisetoides (Elliott) Torrey
TROY000048902 Covington 22 Sep 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
29110		 TROY
Eleocharis equisetoides (Elliott) Torrey
UNA00056155 Geneva 08 Sep 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11916		 UNA
Eleocharis equisetoides (Ell.) Torr.
UNA00002233 Mobile 10 Jul 1879 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Eleocharis equisetoides (Ell.) Torr.
USAM000004788 Mobile 24 May 1968 Scott, D.L.
221		 USAM
Eleocharis equisetoides (Elliott) Torrey
USAM000004787 Wilcox 04 Aug 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6853		 USAM
Eleocharis equisetoides (Elliott) Torrey
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