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Family Araliaceae (click for list of genera only)
Aralia L. *               Hercules-club, sarsaparilla, spikenard (DISTRIBUTION MAP GALLERY of SPECIES)
Aralia racemosa L. * +               American spikenard, life-of-man                  Aralia racemosa L. subsp. racemosa
Family Asteraceae (click for list of genera only)
Liatris pycnostachya Michx. * +               prairie blazing-star, thick-spike blazing-star, thick-spike gay-feather                  Lacinaria bebbiana Rydb.                  Lacinaria pycnostachya (Michx.) Kuntze                  Liatris pycnostachya Michx. f. hubrichti E.S.Anderson
Family Cyperaceae (click for list of genera only)
Carex ormostachya Wiegand * +               necklace-spike sedge, necklace-spike wood sedge                  Carex laxiflora Lam. var. ormostachya (Wiegand) Gleason
Carex siccata Dewey * +               dry-spiked sedge, hay sedge, hillside sedge, running savanna sedge                  Carex foenea Willd., misapplied
Carex spicata Huds. * +               spiked bracted sedge
Eleocharis R.Br. *               spike-rush (DISTRIBUTION MAP GALLERY of SPECIES)
Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult. * +               needle spike-rush                  Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult. f. acicularis                  Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult. f. fluitans (Döll ex Glück) Svenson                  Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult. f. inundata Svenson                  Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult. f. longicaulis (Desm.) Hegi                  Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult. var. acicularis                  Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult. var. gracilescens Svenson                  Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult. var. occidentalis Svenson                  Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult. var. porcata S.G.Sm.                  Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult. var. submersa (Nilsson) Svenson                  Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult. var. typica Svenson                  Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult. var. typica Svenson f. inundata Svenson                  Scirpus acicularis L.
Eleocharis compressa Sull. var. compressa * +               flat-stemmed spike-rush                  Eleocharis acuminata (Muhl.) Nees                  Eleocharis elliptica Kunth var. compressa (Sull.) Drapalik & Mohlenbr.
Eleocharis elliptica Kunth * +               elliptic spike-rush                  Eleocharis capitata (L.) R.Br. var. borealis Svenson                  Eleocharis compressa Sull. var. atrata Svenson                  Eleocharis compressa Sull. var. borealis (Svenson) Drapalik & Mohlenbr.                  Eleocharis elliptica Kunth f. atrata (Svenson) Drapalik & Mohlenbr.                  Eleocharis elliptica Kunth var. atrata (Svenson) S.G.Sm.                  Eleocharis elliptica Kunth var. elliptica                  Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult. var. atrata (Svenson) B.Boivin                  Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult. var. borealis (Svenson) Gleason
Eleocharis engelmannii Steud. +               Engelmann's spike-rush                  (for list of synonyms - see the varieties)
Eleocharis engelmannii Steud. var. detonsa A.Gray * +               Engelmann's spike-rush                  Eleocharis engelmannii Steud. f. detonsa (A.Gray) Svenson                  Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult. var. detonsa (A.Gray) Drapalik & Mohlenbr.
Eleocharis engelmannii Steud. var. engelmannii +               Engelmann's spike-rush                  Eleocharis engelmannii Steud. var. monticola (Fernald) Svenson                  Eleocharis engelmannii Steud. var. robusta Fernald                  Eleocharis monticola Fernald                  Eleocharis monticola Fernald var. pallida H.St.John                  Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult. var. engelmannii (Steud.) Gilly                  Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roem. & Schult. var. engelmannii (Steud.) Britton
Eleocharis equisetoides (Elliott) Torr. * +               horsetail spike-rush, jointed spike-sedge, knotted spike-rush                  Eleocharis elliottii A.Dietr.                  Scirpus equisetoides Elliott
Eleocharis erythropoda Steud. * +               bald spike-rush                  Eleocharis calva Torr.                  Eleocharis glaucescens (Willd.) Roem. & Schult.                  Scirpus glaucus Torr.                  Trichophyllum palustre (L.) Farw. var. calvum (Torr.) House
Eleocharis flavescens (Poir.) Urban var. olivacea (Torr.) Gleason * +               bright green spike-rush, capitate spike-rush, green spike-rush                  Eleocharis flaccida (Rchb.) Urb. var. olivacea (Torr.) Fernald & Griscom                  Eleocharis olivacea Torr.                  Eleocharis olivacea Torr. var. olivacea                  Eleocharis olivacea Torr. var. reductiseta (Schuyler & Ferren) Schuyler & Ferren
Eleocharis intermedia Schult. * +               matted spike-rush                  Eleocharis intermedia Schult. var. habereri Fernald                  Eleocharis reclinata Kunth                  Scirpus intermedius Muhl.
Eleocharis mamillata (H.Lindb.) H.Lindb. subsp. mamillata * +               mamillate spike-rush                  Scirpus mamillatus H.Lindb.
Eleocharis nitida Fernald * +               neat spike-rush, quill spike-rush, slender spike-rush
Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult. * +               blunt spike-rush                  Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult. var. ellipsoidalis Fernald                  Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult. var. gigantea Fernald                  Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult. var. jejuna Fernald                  Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult. var. peasei Svenson                  Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roem. & Schult. var. obtusa (Willd.) Kük. ex Skottsb.                  Scirpus obtusus Willd.
Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roem. & Schult. * +               oval spike-rush                  Eleocharis annua House                  Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult. var. heuseri Uechtr.                  Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult. var. ovata (Roth) Drapalik & Mohlenbr.                  Scirpus ovatus Roth
Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult. * +               common spike-rush, marsh spike-rush                  Eleocharis calva Torr. var. australis (Nees) H.St.John                  Eleocharis mamillata auct. non H.Lindb.                  Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult. var. australis Nees                  Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult. var. major Sond.                  Eleocharis smallii Britton                  Eleocharis smallii Britton var. major (Sond.) F.Seym.                  Scirpus palustris L.
Eleocharis parvula (Roem. & Schult.) Link ex Bluff, Nees & Schauer               [Excluded] dwarf spike-rush                  Scirpus nanus Spreng.
Eleocharis quadrangulata (Michx.) Roem. & Schult. * +               angled spike-rush, square-stem spike-rush                  Eleocharis quadrangulata (Michx.) Roem. & Schult. var. crassior Fernald                  Scirpus albomarginatus Schult.                  Scirpus marginatus Muhl.                  Scirpus quadrangulatus Michx.
Eleocharis quinqueflora (Hartmann) Schwarz * +               few-flowered spike-rush                  Eleocharis fernaldii (Svenson) A.Löve                  Eleocharis pauciflora (Lightf.) Link                  Eleocharis pauciflora (Lightf.) Link var. fernaldii Svenson                  Eleocharis quinqueflora (Hartmann) Schwarz subsp. fernaldii (Svenson) Hultén                  Scirpus pauciflorus Lightf.                  Scirpus quinqueflorus Hartmann
Eleocharis robbinsii Oakes * +               Robbins' spike-rush
Eleocharis rostellata (Torr.) Torr. * +               beaked spike-rush, walking sedge                  Eleocharis rostellata (Torr.) Torr. var. congdonii Jeps.                  Eleocharis rostellata (Torr.) Torr. var. occidentalis S.Watson                  Scirpus rostellatus Torr.
Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schult. var. verrucosa (Svenson) Svenson +               dog's hair, slender spike-rush                  Eleocharis capitata (L.) R.Br. var. verrucosa Svenson                  Eleocharis verrucosa (Svenson) L.J.Harms
Eleocharis wolfii (A.Gray) A.Gray ex Britton * +               Wolf's spike-rush                  Scirpus wolfii A.Gray
Family Haloragaceae (click for list of genera only)
Myriophyllum sibiricum Kom. * +               common water-milfoil, short-spike water-milfoil                  Myriophyllum exalbescens Fernald                  Myriophyllum exalbescens Fernald var. magdalenense (Fernald) A.Löve                  Myriophyllum magdalenense Fernald                  Myriophyllum spicatum L. subsp. exalbescens (Fernald) Hultén                  Myriophyllum spicatum L. subsp. squamosum Laest. ex Hartman                  Myriophyllum spicatum L. var. capillaceum Lange                  Myriophyllum spicatum L. var. exalbescens (Fernald) Jeps.                  Myriophyllum spicatum L. var. squamosum (Laest. ex Hartman) Hartman
Myriophyllum spicatum L. * +               Eurasian water-milfoil, European water-milfoil, spike water-milfoil
Family Liliaceae (click for list of genera only)
Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link subsp. racemosum * +               false Solomon's-seal, false spikenard, large false Solomon's-seal, Solomon's-plume                  Convallaria racemosa L.                  Smilacina ciliata Desf.                  Smilacina flexicaulis Wender.                  Smilacina racemosa (L.) Desf. var. cylindrata Fernald                  Smilacina racemosa (L.) Desf. var. lanceolata B.Boivin                  Smilacina racemosa (L.) Desf. var. racemosa                  Smilacina racemosa (L.) Desf. var. typica Fernald                  Unifolium racemosum (L.) Britton                  Vagnera australis Rydb.                  Vagnera racemosa (L.) Morong                  Vagnera retusa Raf.
Family Lobeliaceae (click for list of genera only)
Lobelia spicata Lam. * +               pale-spike lobelia, spiked lobelia                  (for list of synonyms - see the varieties)
Lobelia spicata Lam. var. hirtella A.Gray +               hairy pale-spike lobelia, pale-spike lobelia, spiked lobelia                  Lobelia hirtella (A.Gray) Greene
Lobelia spicata Lam. var. spicata +               pale-spike lobelia, spiked lobelia                  Lobelia bracteata Small                  Lobelia spicata Lam. var. campanulata McVaugh                  Lobelia spicata Lam. var. originalis McVaugh                  Lobelia spicata Lam. var. parviflora A.Gray
Family Lythraceae (click for list of genera only)
Lythrum salicaria L. * +               purple loosestrife, spiked loosestrife                  Lythrum salicaria L. var. gracilior Turcz.                  Lythrum salicaria L. var. tomentosum (Mill.) DC.                  Lythrum salicaria L. var. vulgare DC.
Family Onagraceae (click for list of genera only)
Oenothera rhombipetala Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray * +               four-point evening-primrose, long-spike evening-primrose                  Oenothera heterophylla Spach var. rhombipetala (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Fosberg                  Raimannia rhombipetala (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Rose
Family Poaceae (click for list of genera only)
Aristida longespica Poir. var. geniculata (Raf.) Fernald * +               Kearney's three-awn, red three-awn, slender three-awn, slim-spike three-awn grass                  Aristida geniculata Raf.                  Aristida intermedia Scribn. & Ball                  Aristida necopina Shinners
Aristida longespica Poir. var. longespica               [Excluded] slender three-awn, slim-spike three-awn grass                  Aristida gracilis Elliott
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene * +               alkali grass, inland salt grass, spike grass                  Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene subsp. stricta (Torr.) Thorne                  Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene var. borealis (J.Presl) Beetle                  Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene var. divaricata Beetle                  Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene var. nana Beetle                  Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene var. spicata                  Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene var. stolonifera Beetle                  Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene var. stricta (Torr.) Beetle                  Distichlis stricta (Torr.) Rydb.                  Distichlis stricta (Torr.) Rydb. var. dentata (Rydb.) C.L.Hitchc.                  Uniola spicata L.
Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Gould * +               thick-spike wheat grass                  (for list of synonyms - see the subspecies)
Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Gould subsp. lanceolatus * +               thick-spike wheat grass                  Agropyron dasystachyum (Hook.) Scribn.                  Agropyron dasystachyum (Hook.) Scribn. var. riparum (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Bowden                  Agropyron elmeri Scribn.                  Agropyron lanceolatum Scribn. & J.G.Sm.                  Agropyron riparum Scribn. & J.G.Sm.                  Agropyron riparium Scribn.& J.G.Sm.                  Elytrigia dasystachya (Hook.) A.Löve & D.Löve subsp. dasystachya                  Elytrigia dasystachya (Hook.) A.Löve & D.Löve var. dasystachya                  Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Gould var. riparius (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Dorn                  Elytrigia riparia (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Beetle
Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Gould subsp. psammophilus (J.M.Gillett & Senn) A.Löve * +               streambank wheat grass, thick-spike wheat grass                  Agropyron dasystachyum (Hook.) Scribn. subsp. psammophilum (J.M.Gillett & Senn) Dewey                  Agropyron dasystachyum (Hook.) Scribn. var. psammophilum (J.M.Gillett & Senn) E.G.Voss                  Agropyron psammophilium J.M.Gillett & Senn                  Elytrigia dasystachya (Hook.) A.Löve & D.Löve subsp. psammophila (J.M.Gillett & Senn) Dewey                  Elytrigia dasystachya (Hook.) A.Löve & D.Löve var. psammophila (J.M.Gillett & Senn) Cronquist
Muhlenbergia glomerata (Willd.) Trin. * +               marsh muhly, marsh wild-Timothy, spiked muhly                  Muhlenbergia glomerata (Willd.) Trin. var. cinnoides (Link) F.J.Herm.                  Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. cinnoides (Link) B.Boivin
Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A.Löve * +               thick-spike wheat grass                  Agropyron molle (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Rydb.                  Agropyron smithii Rydb.                  Agropyron smithii Rydb. var. molle (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) M.E.Jones                  Agropyron smithii Rydb. var. palmeri (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) A.Heller                  Elymus smithii (Rydb.) Gould                  Elytrigia smithii (Rydb.) Nevski                  Elytrigia smithii (Rydb.) Nevski var. molle (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Beetle
Trisetum spicatum (L.) K.Richt. * +               narrow false oats, spike trisetum                  Aira spicata L.                  Trisetum spicatum (L.) K.Richt. subsp. alaskanum (Nash) Hultén                  Trisetum spicatum (L.) K.Richt. subsp. congdonii (Scribn. & Merr.) Hultén                  Trisetum spicatum (L.) K.Richt. subsp. majus (Rydb.) Hultén                  Trisetum spicatum (L.) K.Richt. subsp. molle (Michx.) Hultén                  Trisetum spicatum (L.) K.Richt. subsp. pilosiglume (Fernald) Hultén                  Trisetum spicatum (L.) K.Richt. var. alaskanum (Nash) Malte ex Louis-Marie                  Trisetum spicatum (L.) K.Richt. var. congdonii (Scribn. & Merr.) Hitchc.                  Trisetum spicatum (L.) K.Richt. var. maidenii (Gand.) Fernald                  Trisetum spicatum (L.) K.Richt. var. majus (Rydb.) Farw.                  Trisetum spicatum (L.) K.Richt. var. molle (Michx.) Beal                  Trisetum spicatum (L.) K.Richt. var. pilosiglume Fernald                  Trisetum spicatum (L.) K.Richt. var. spicatiforme Hultén                  Trisetum spicatum (L.) K.Richt. var. villosissimum (Lange) Louis-Marie                  Trisetum subspicatum (L.) P.Beauv.                  Trisetum triflorum (Bigelow) A.Löve & D.Löve                  Trisetum triflorum (Bigelow) A.Löve & D.Löve subsp. molle (Michx.) A.Löve & D.Löve                  Trisetum villosissimum (Lange) Louis-Marie
Family Selaginellaceae (click for list of genera only)
Selaginella P.Beauv. *               spike-moss (DISTRIBUTION MAP GALLERY of SPECIES)
Selaginella apoda (L.) Spring *               [Excluded] meadow spike-moss                  Selaginella apus Spring
Selaginella eclipes W.R.Buck * +               hidden spike-moss, northern meadow spike-moss
Selaginella rupestris (L.) Spring * +               dwarf spike-moss, northern selaginella, rock spike-moss                  Lycopodium rupestre L.
Selaginella selaginoides (L.) P.Beauv. ex Mart. & Schrank * +               club spike-moss, low spike-moss, northern spike-moss, rock spike-moss                  Lycopodium selaginoides L.
Family Urticaceae (click for list of genera only)
Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. * +               small-spike false nettle                  Boehmeria austrina Small                  Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. var. cylindrica                  Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. var. drummondiana (Wedd.) Wedd.                  Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. var. scabra Porter                  Boehmeria decurrens Small                  Boehmeria drummondiana Wedd.                  Boehmeria scabra (Porter) Small                  Urtica cylindrica L.