Eleocharis elegans
Elegant Spike Rush, Elegant Spikerush
Also known as: Eleocharis constricta Schult. +7 more
- Eleocharis constricta Schult.
- Eleocharis crassiculmis (Nees) Steud.
- Eleocharis viridis Boeckeler
- Heleocharis viridis Boeck
- Limnochloa crassiculmis Nees
- Scirpus crassiculmis (Nees) Schrad. ex Griseb.
- Scirpus crassiculmis Schrad.
- Scirpus viridis (Boeckeler) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Found natively in North America and South America, Eleocharis elegans (commonly known as Elegant Spike-Rush) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.