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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesEleocharis palustris ssp vulgaris (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 vulgaris (a common spike-rush) :
1: Eleocharis palustris ssp vulgaris (a common spike-rush)
17 Aug 2002 OSGR: SU09 51° 40’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
in damp field drain
Image 1: In situImage 2: In situ (2)Image 3: SpikeImage 4: SpikesImage 5: Basal glumesImage 6: Base - enlargedImage 7: Flower - magnifiedImage 8: Flower - magnified (2)Image 9: higher (non-basal) glumeImage 10: Leaf - TSImage 11: Leaf - TS (2)Image 12: PlantImage 13: Plants - basesImage 14: Shoot basesImage 15: Spike - enlargedImage 16: Spike - enlarged (2)Image 17: Spike - enlarged (3)Image 18: Spike - enlarged (4)Image 19: Spike - enlarged (5)Image 20: Spike - magnifiedImage 21: Stem - TSImage 22: Stem - TS (2)Image 23: Stem - TS (3)

Eleocharis palustris ssp vulgaris (a common spike-rush) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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