Cyperaceae name details
Eleocharis palustris subsp. vulgaris Walters
1703370 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1703370)
unaccepted
Subspecies
terrestrial
Not documented
Description Stomatal length 50–77 µm. Spikelets shorter, with 20–40 flowers. Glumes (from middle of spikelet) 3.5–4.5 mm long,...
Description Espiguilla laxa —22-34(40) glumas por cm—, con (8)16-50(60) flores. Glumas de la zona central de la espiguilla...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from J. Ecol. 37: 194. 1949 to J. Ecol. 37: 194 (1949), information...
Description Stomatal length 50–77 µm. Spikelets shorter, with 20–40 flowers. Glumes (from middle of spikelet) 3.5–4.5 mm long, variable in colour but usually brown becoming grey and remaining attached to the rhachis. Nuts (1.3–)1.5–2.0 mm long. [details]
Description Espiguilla laxa —22-34(40) glumas por cm—, con (8)16-50(60) flores. Glumas de la zona central de la espiguilla...
Description Espiguilla laxa —22-34(40) glumas por cm—, con (8)16-50(60) flores. Glumas de la zona central de la espiguilla (2,5)3-4(6) mm, generalmente provistas de un ancho margen escarioso blanquecino-plateado; las 2 glumas inferiores estériles, en muy raras ocasiones la superior fértil. Aquenios (1,3)1,5-2 mm. Estomas (40)50-74 µm. 2n = 35, 36, 37*, 38*, 39, 40, 41*.** [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from J. Ecol. 37: 194. 1949 to J. Ecol. 37: 194 (1949), information...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from J. Ecol. 37: 194. 1949 to J. Ecol. 37: 194 (1949), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in Th [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Eleocharis palustris subsp. vulgaris Walters. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1703370 on 2026-06-08
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Jermy, A.C.; Simpson, D.A.; Foley, M.J.Y.; Porter, M.S. (2007). Sedges of the British Isles. 554 pp. Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland, United Kingdom. [details] Available for editors 
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taxonomy source Luceño, M., Castroviejo, S., Jiménez-Mejías, P. (2008). Cyperaceae. In: Castroviejo, Luceño, M., Galán, A., Jiménez-Mejías, P., Cabezas, F., Medina, L. (eds). Flora iberica. Plantas vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Vol. XVIII. Madrid: CSIC., available online at https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/12958-flora-iberica-vol-18-cyperaceae-pontederiaceae?offset=, http://www.floraiberica.es/PHP/familias_lista_.php?familia=Cyperaceae [details]
[request]taxonomy source Luceño, M., Castroviejo, S., Jiménez-Mejías, P. (2008). Cyperaceae. In: Castroviejo, Luceño, M., Galán, A., Jiménez-Mejías, P., Cabezas, F., Medina, L. (eds). Flora iberica. Plantas vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Vol. XVIII. Madrid: CSIC., available online at https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/12958-flora-iberica-vol-18-cyperaceae-pontederiaceae?offset=, http://www.floraiberica.es/PHP/familias_lista_.php?familia=Cyperaceae [details]
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Description Stomatal length 50–77 µm. Spikelets shorter, with 20–40 flowers. Glumes (from middle of spikelet) 3.5–4.5 mm long, variable in colour but usually brown becoming grey and remaining attached to the rhachis. Nuts (1.3–)1.5–2.0 mm long. [details]Description Espiguilla laxa —22-34(40) glumas por cm—, con (8)16-50(60) flores. Glumas de la zona central de la espiguilla (2,5)3-4(6) mm, generalmente provistas de un ancho margen escarioso blanquecino-plateado; las 2 glumas inferiores estériles, en muy raras ocasiones la superior fértil. Aquenios (1,3)1,5-2 mm. Estomas (40)50-74 µm. 2n = 35, 36, 37*, 38*, 39, 40, 41*.** [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from J. Ecol. 37: 194. 1949 to J. Ecol. 37: 194 (1949), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in Th [details]
Translation Spikelet lax—22–34(40) glumes per cm—with (8)16–50(60) flowers. Glumes of the central zone of the spikelet (2.5)3–4(6) mm, generally provided with a broad whitish-silvery scarious margin; the two lower glumes sterile, very rarely the upper one fertile. Achenes (1.3)1.5–2 mm. Stomata (40)50–74 µm. 2n = 35, 36, 37*, 38*, 39, 40, 41*.** [details]
