Bird's Eye vs One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Eleocharis uniglumis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	One-Glumed Spike-Rush
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Eleocharis
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Eleocharis uniglumis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird's Eye and One-Glumed Spike-Rush share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	One-Glumed Spike-Rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.