Eleocharis
Translingual
Eleocharis
Etymology
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Proper noun
Eleocharis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – spike rushes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Cyperaceae - family; Cyperoideae - subfamily; Eleocharideae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Eleocharis palustris (common spike-rush, creeping spike-rush, marsh spike-rush) - type species; Eleocharis dulcis (Chinese water chestnut), Eleocharis quinqueflora (few-flowered spikerush) - selected other species
References
Eleocharis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Eleocharis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Eleocharis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Eleocharis at USDA Plants database
- Eleocharis at Plants of the World Online
- Eleocharis at Tropicos
- Eleocharis at World Register of Marine Species
- Eleocharis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Eleocharis at Encyclopedia of Life
- Eleocharis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Eleocharis at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Eleocharis at The Plant List