Participant Info

Species

Eleocharis quinqueflora [Scirpus quinqueflorus] [Eleocharis pauciflora]

Family

Cyperaceae

CommonName

few-flowered spikerush, fewflower spikerush

Presence

yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1888

LatestDate

2014

Ecosystem

montane, subalpine

Geobotanical

SSanjuans

Counties

Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande

Passes

Elwood

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

Comments

NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. Fewflower spikerush has been vouchered fairly often from the Watershed but only from the South San Juans. Eleocharis quinqueflora is higher elevation compared to some other Watershed spikerushes, growing most often in wet montane and subalpine meadows. The USA distribution covers all Western states and, uncommonly, states in the northern quarter of the nation. The species follows the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico, most frequently in the Sangre de Cristo mountains (according to Allred et al., 2022)—which suggests that it probably could be found in the Culebras of the Watershed. It does not extend into Texas.

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