UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Eleocharis atropurpurea

Eleocharis obtusa

blunt spikerush

Eleocharis atropurpurea

Eleocharis obtusa
Flowering time June-September
Habitat Pond and lake shores, riparian zones, and other wet areas.
Distribution
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Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho, Wyoming, and Colorado, also east from the Great Plains to the Atlantic Coast.
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Origin Native Native
Conservation status Presumed extirpated in Washington (WANHP) Not of concern
Sibling taxa
E. acicularis, E. bella, E. bolanderi, E. coloradoensis, E. engelmannii, E. erythropoda, E. geniculata, E. macrostachya, E. mamillata, E. obtusa, E. ovata, E. palustris, E. parvula, E. quinqueflora, E. rostellata, E. suksdorfiana, E. uniglumis
E. acicularis, E. bella, E. bolanderi, E. coloradoensis, E. engelmannii, E. erythropoda, E. geniculata, E. macrostachya, E. mamillata, E. ovata, E. palustris, E. parvula, E. quinqueflora, E. rostellata, E. suksdorfiana, E. uniglumis
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