Eleocharis acutangula
Acute Spikerush
Also known as: Eleocharis fistulosa Link +2 more
- Eleocharis fistulosa Link
- Limnochloa acutangula (Roxb.) Nees
- Scirpus acutangulus Roxb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, and South America, Eleocharis acutangula (commonly known as Acute Spikerush) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, Southern South America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, C. American Pacific Is., Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Florida, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hainan, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Surinam, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
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