Eleocharis minima

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Family:CYPERACEAE
Species:Eleocharis minima Kunth
Common Name:Small Spikerush
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
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Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, OBL (NWI), S? (State Rank), G4G5 (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 minima Kunth - Small Spikerush

Citation

Citation Eleocharis minima Kunth, Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 2: 139–140. 1837.
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Type: BRAZIL

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Chaetocyperus jamesonii Chaetocyperus jamesonii Steudel, Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 74. 1854. ECUADOR: Guayas: Savanna of Guayaquil, s.d., Jameson 369 (holotype: ?; isotypes: K, NY?).
Chaetocyperus polymorphus Chaetocyperus polymorphus Lindley & Nees von Esenbeck ex Nees von Esenbeck, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 2(1): 94. 1842. BRAZIL
Chaetocyperus polymorphus var. minimus Chaetocyperus polymorphus Lindley & Nees von Esenbeck ex Nees von Esenbeck, var. minimus (Kunth) Nees von Esenbeck, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 2(1): 94. 1842.Eleocharis minima Kunth 1837. 
Chaetocyperus polymorphus var. natans Chaetocyperus polymorphus Lindley & Nees von Esenbeck ex Nees von Esenbeck, var. natans Nees von Esenbeck, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 2(1): 95. 1842. BRAZIL
Chaetocyperus viviparus Chaetocyperus viviparus Nees von Esenbeck, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 2(1): 93. 1842. BRAZIL
Eleocharis ambigua Eleocharis ambigua Urban, Symb. Antill. 2: 166. 1900, non T. Kirk & Buchanan 1873.Isolepis ambigua Steudel 1855, non Nees von Esenbeck 1834; Chaetocyperus polymorphus Lindley & Nees von Esenbeck ex Nees von Esenbeck, var. natans Nees von Esenbeck 1842. 
Eleocharis bicolor Eleocharis bicolor Chapman, Fl. South. U.S. 517. 1860. FLORIDA: Gadsden Co.: Quincy, 1836, Chapman s.n. (holotype: NY).
Eleocharis durandii Eleocharis durandii Boeckeler, Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 2: 34. 1896. COSTA RICA:
Eleocharis jamesonii Eleocharis jamesonii (Steudel) N. Brown, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1921: 256. 1921.Chaetocyperus jamesonii Steudel 1854. 
Eleocharis minima var. ambigua Eleocharis minima Kunth, var. ambigua Kükenthal, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 194. 1926, nom. illegit.Eleocharis ambigua Urban 1900, non T. Kirk & Buchanan 1873; Isolepis ambigua Steudel 1855, non Nees von Esenbeck 1834; Chaetocyperus polymorphus Lindley & Nees von Esenbeck ex Nees von Esenbeck, var. natans Nees von Esenbeck 1842. 
Eleocharis minima var. bicolor Eleocharis minima Kunth, var. bicolor (Chapman) Svenson, Rhodora 39: 219. 1937.Eleocharis bicolor Chapman 1860. 
Eleocharis oropuchensis Eleocharis oropuchensis Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 48: 327. 1921. TRINIDAD: Oropuche Lagoon, 29 Mar 1920, Britton et al 1155 (holotype: NY).
Eleocharis savannarum Eleocharis savannarum Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 48: 327. 1921. TRINIDAD: O'Meara Savanna, 22 Mar 1921, Britton & Britton 2491 (holotype: NY).
Eleocharis subtilis Eleocharis subtilis Boeckeler, Linnaea 36: 426. 1870. BRAZIL
Eleocharis tenuissima Eleocharis tenuissima Boeckeler, Beitr. Cyper. 1: 12. 1888. BRAZIL
Eleocharis uncialis Eleocharis uncialis Chapman ex Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 163. 1933. FLORIDA: Without data, Chapman s.n. (holotype: NY).
Eleocharis villaricensis Eleocharis villaricensis Maury ex Micheli, Mém. Soc. Phys. Gèneve 31(1): 138. 1889. PARAGUAY
Eleocharis wrightiana Eleocharis wrightiana Boeckeler, Beitr. Cyper. 1: 12. 1888. CUBA: Near Pinar del Rio, s.d., Wright 3369 (holotype: ?; isotypes: GH, NY).
Isolepis ambigua Isolepis ambigua Steudel, Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 91. 1855, non Nees von Esenbeck 1834.Chaetocyperus polymorphus Lindley & Nees von Esenbeck ex Nees von Esenbeck, var. natans Nees von Esenbeck 1842. 
Scirpus subtilis Scirpus subtilis (Boeckeler) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 758. 1891.Eleocharis subtilis Boeckeler 1870. 
Scirpus tenuissimus Scirpus tenuissimus (Boeckeler) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 758. 1891, non Boeckeler 1870.Eleocharis tenuissima Boeckeler 1888. 
Trichophyllum bicolor Trichophyllum bicolor (Chapman) House, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 6: 204. 1920.Eleocharis bicolor Chapman 1860. 

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: Covington, Houston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, TROY

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
ALNHS00008415 Covington 16 Aug 2023 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#6163		 ALNHS
Eleocharis minima Kunth
ALNHS00008370 Houston 13 Jul 2023 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#6103		 ALNHS
Eleocharis minima Kunth
ALNHS00008416 Covington 16 Aug 2023 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#6163		 ALNHS
Eleocharis minima Kunth
ALNHS00008371 Houston 13 Jul 2023 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#6103		 ALNHS
Eleocharis minima Kunth
TROY000010349 Covington 13 Nov 1999 MacDonald, John R.
13691		 TROY
Eleocharis minima Kunth
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