Eleocharis setifolia
Also known as: Heleocharis helenae Buscal. & Muschl. +2 more
- Heleocharis helenae Buscal. & Muschl.
- Heleocharis minutiflora Boeck
- Isolepis setifolia A.Rich.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or tuberous geophyte.
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Found natively in Africa, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, and South America, Eleocharis setifolia is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Annual
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern U.S.A., West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Benin, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Burkina, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Florida, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Mali, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Territory, Panama, Philippines, Queensland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Australia, South Carolina, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Zambia, Zaïre
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms