Eleocharis atropurpurea (Retzius) J. Presl & C. Presl. Subgenus: Eleocharis. Section: Eleogenus. Series: Maculosae. Subseries: Rigidae. Common name: Purple Spikerush. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Clay-based Carolina bays, other pineland ponds, disturbed wetlands. Distribution: Widely scattered in North America; Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, Asia, Africa. Reported for SC by Hill & Horn (1997).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, GW1, K4, Mex, Mi, Mo1, NS, POWO, S, Tx, WH3; = n/a — RAB; Scirpus atropurpureus Retzius — (basionym)
Links to other floras: = Eleocharis atropurpurea - FNA23
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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