Eleocharis palustris ssp palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult.
(a common spike-rush)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesEleocharis palustris ssp palustris (a common spike-rush)
SpeciesEleocharis palustris (Common 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 palustris ssp palustris (a common spike-rush) :
1: Eleocharis palustris ssp palustris (a common spike-rush)
9 Jul 2005 OSGR: SP51 51° 50’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
at edge of pond
Image 1: Spike - close-upImage 2: Spike - close-up - pale backgroundImage 3: Spike - close-up - pale background (2)Image 4: Spike - close-up - pale background (3)Image 5: Spike - close-up - pale background (4)

Eleocharis palustris ssp palustris (a common 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 palustris ssp palustris (a common spike-rush)
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