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Eleocharis kamtschatica (C.A. Mey.) Kom.
Kamchatka spike-rush (Kamchatka spikerush)
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)

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Species Information

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General:
Perennial, tufted herb from inconspicuous rhizomes and fibrous roots; stems 10-40 cm tall.
Leaves:
Sheaths purplish below, somewhat flaring upwards; blades lacking.
Flowers:
Spikes solitary, terminal, flattened, linear to egg-shaped, subtended by a single basal bract almost or quite encircling the top of the stem, 0.5-1.4 cm long, several-flowered.
Fruits:
Scales 3.5-5.5 mm long, purplish-black to purplish-brown with translucent margins and lighter midribs; perianth bristles 4 to 6; stigmas 2; achenes lens-shaped, 1.3-1.8 mm long, pitted, the pits in longitudinal rows, the tubercles egg-shaped, slightly smaller than the achenes and about as wide.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / Range

Marshes, wet meadows and bog margins in the lowland zone; rare on N Vancouver Island, N Queen Charlotte Islands and adjacent N coast; amphiberingian, N to AK and disjunct to ON, PQ and NF; E Asia.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Eleocharis kamtschatica

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
Site Information
 Value / Class

Minimum

Average

Maximum
Elevation (metres) 0 0 0
Slope Gradient (%) 2 2 2
Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W] 		94 93 94
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric] 		7 7 7
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class		 D
Number of field plots
 species was recorded in:		 1
Modal BEC Zone Class
 CWH
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in: CWH(1)

Climate

The climate type for this species, as reported in the: "British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. Version 6 Database" (Meidinger et al. 2008), is not evaluated, unknown or variable.

Synonyms and Alternate Names

Scirpus kamtschaticus C.A. Mey.

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Flora North America treatment for Cyperaceae
 Flora North America treatment for Eleocharis kamtschatica
Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
 International Plant Names Index
 Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
 Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Photo Sources

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General References

Google Scholar Search
Family References
 General Botanical References for BC
Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-10-10 5:20:15 PM ]
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