Taxonomic innovations in North American Eleocharis (Cyperaceae)

Taxonomic innovations for the upcoming volume 23 of the nora of North Ameri ca (FNA) are here published. Eleocharis quinqueflora (F. X. Hartman! O. Sch warz, E. suksdorfiana Beauverd, and E. benzardina (Munz & I. M. Johnston) M unz & I. M. Johnston are redefined. New taxa described are: E. occulta S. G . Smith, segregated from E. acutisquamata Buckley; E. bifida S. G. Smith, s egregated fi om E. compressa Sullivant; E. torticulmis S. G. Smith, segrega ted from E. suksdorfiana; and E. acicularis (L.) Roamer Sr Schultes var. po rcata S. G. Smith, confused with E. wolfii (Gray) Gray. Other innovations a re: E. elliptica Kunth var. atrata (Svenson) S. G. Smith, comb. nov.; E. co mpressa var. acutisquamata (Buckley) S. G. Smith, stat. nov; E. palustris ( L.) Roemer Sr Schultes var, vigens L. H. Bailey, lectotypified.