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Cyperaceae
Eleocharis

not marked as a favorite taxon Eleocharis albida Torrey. Common name: White Spikerush. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Brackish tidal marshes, interdune swales and ponds. Distribution: MD south to s. FL, west to TX and n. Mexico (NLE, TAM); Bermuda (Smith et al. 2002); Mexico (Yucatan) (POWO 2024a).

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Subgenus: Eleocharis. Section: Eleocharis. Series: Albidae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GW1, K4, Mex, NS, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tx, Va, WH3; < Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult. — C, Svenson (1957). Basionym: Eleocharis albida Torr. 1836

Links to other floras: = Eleocharis albida - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Eleocharis albida© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
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