Eleocharis bifida is a species of spikesedge known by the common name glade spikerush. It is native to the Eastern United States, where it is endemic to the Interior Low Plateau and very small part of the Ridge and Valley ecoregions. This is mostly in Kentucky and Tennessee, extending into southern Indiana, northern Alabama, and northwestern Georgia.[2][3] It is found only in wet areas in cedar glades, such as pools and streamsides. This narrow habitat requirement is the reason for it being considered vulnerable.

Glade spikerush

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Eleocharis
Species:
E. bifida
Binomial name
Eleocharis bifida

Eleocharis bifida was described to science in 2001, being separated from the similar Eleocharis compressa. Eleocharis bifida can be recognized by having wider stems and all floral scales bifid (2-lobed).[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Eleocharis bifida". NatureServe. Retrieved 2014-07-07.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
  4. ^ Flora of North America