Eleocharis congesta
Spikerush
Also known as: Eleocharis chaetaria var. subvivipara (Boeckeler) C.E.C.Fisch. +7 more
- Eleocharis chaetaria var. subvivipara (Boeckeler) C.E.C.Fisch.
- Eleocharis congesta f. dolichochaeta T.Koyama
- Eleocharis congesta subsp. subvivipara (Boeckeler) T.Koyama
- Eleocharis congesta var. subvivipara (Boeckeler) T.Koyama
- Eleocharis purpurascens Boeckeler
- Eleocharis subvivipara Boeckeler
- Scirpus purpurascens (Boeckeler) Kuntze
- Scirpus subviviparus (Boeckeler) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Eleocharis congesta (commonly known as Spikerush) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant within the Cyperaceae family. It is found natively in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and the Pacific. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Russian Far East
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Kuril Is., Malaya, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Philippines, Primorye, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
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