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Eleocharis confervoides

Algal Bulrush
Also known as: Baeothryon confervoides (Poir.) A.Dietr. +16 more
  • Baeothryon confervoides (Poir.) A.Dietr.
  • Dulichium confervoides (Poir.) Alston
  • Eleocharis confervoides (Poir.) G.C.Tucker
  • Eleocharis confervoides (Poir.) Miq.
  • Eleocharis confervoides (Poir.) T.Koyama, 1985
  • Eleocharis submersa Miq.
  • Rhynchospora ruppioides Benth.
  • Schoenus confervoides (Poir.) Willd. ex Kunth
  • Scirpus confervoides Poir.
  • Scirpus grisebachii Britton
  • Scirpus ruppioides Thwaites ex C.Wright
  • Scirpus submersus C.Wright
  • Websteria confervoides (Poir.) S.S.Hooper
  • Websteria limnophila C.Wright
  • Websteria limnophila S.H.Wright
  • Websteria submersa (C.Wright) Britton
  • Websteria submersa var. luetzelburgii Suess.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a helophyte or hydrosubshrub.

Found natively in Africa, Tropical Asia, North America, and South America, Eleocharis confervoides (commonly known as Algal Bulrush) is an aquatic plant belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TROPICAL, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Malesia, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, 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)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil South, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Paraguay, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Zambia, Zaïre

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