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Eleocharis tenuis
Spike-rush
Valley Forge National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Unknown
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Spike-rush
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Cyperaceae, Genus Eleocharis, Species Eleocharis tenuis


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		PA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Blue Ridge Parkway
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
First State National Historical Park	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Gauley River National Recreation Area	Gettysburg National Military Park
Great Falls Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Oxon Run National Parkway	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Thomas Stone National Historic Site


Last Modified Date:	8/1/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 3:54:34 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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