Eleocharis mutata
Scallion Grass
Also known as: Eleocharis mutata (L.) R.Br. +6 more
- Eleocharis mutata (L.) R.Br.
- Eleocharis scariosa Steud.
- Heleocharis mutata R.Br.
- Heleocharis spiralis Boeckeler, 1870
- Limnochloa mutata (L.) Nees
- Scirpus obtuse-trigonus Salzm. ex Steud.
- Trichophyllum mutatum (L.) House
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Eleocharis mutata (commonly known as Scallion grass) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Eleocharis, which contains over 300 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, 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 South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, C. American Pacific Is., Cayman Is., Chad, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Liberia, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Surinam, Tanzania, Texas, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre