Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult.

Blunt Spikesedge

Synonyms: Eleocharis ovata var. obtusa, Scirpus obtusus

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Monocot

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Family: Cyperaceae

Genus: Eleocharis

Species: Eleocharis obtusa

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
NH - State Historic (var. peasei)

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: OBL

PHOTOS OF Eleocharis obtusa