Eleocharis multicaulis (Sm.) Desv.
(Many-stalked Spike-rush)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEleocharis multicaulis (Many-stalked Spike-rush)
GenusEleocharis (spike-rushes)
FamilyCYPERACEAE (cotton-grasses, spike-rushes and sedges)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Eleocharis multicaulis (Many-stalked Spike-rush) :
1: Eleocharis multicaulis (Many-stalked Spike-rush)
18 Aug 2002 OSGR: SU47 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
near spring
Image 1: In situImage 2: In situ (2)Image 3: Basal sheath - enlargedImage 4: Basal sheath - magnifiedImage 5: Basal sheath - magnified (2)Image 6: Flowering shootsImage 7: Inflorescence - magnifiedImage 8: Inflorescence - magnified (2)Image 9: Inflorescences - enlargedImage 10: Inflorescences - enlarged (2)Image 11: Inflorescences - enlarged (3)Image 12: Ripening fruitImage 13: Stem bases - enlarged

Eleocharis multicaulis (Many-stalked Spike-rush) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Eleocharis multicaulis (Many-stalked Spike-rush)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Eleocharis multicaulis (Many-stalked Spike-rush)
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