Eleocharis retroflexa
Coastal Plain Spikerush
Also known as: Baeothryon retroflexum (Poir.) A.Dietr. +3 more
- Baeothryon retroflexum (Poir.) A.Dietr.
- Chaetocyperus polymorphus var. depauperatus Liebm.
- Heleocharis chaetaria
- Scirpus retroflexus Poir.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Eleocharis retroflexa (commonly known as Coastal Plain Spikerush) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, the Pacific, and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It is part of the broad Eleocharis genus, encompassing over 300 species globally. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, Northern South America, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, Southwestern Pacific, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Cambodia, Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Gabon, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Hainan, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Surinam, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms