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Eleocharis congesta var. 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: Variety
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.

Eleocharis congesta var. congesta (commonly known as Spikerush) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and the Pacific, this variety is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Eleocharis congesta, which is linked below, along with other varieties of this species.

Macro Climate
Temperate
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
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Caroline Is., China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Base Species & Variations

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