Eleocharis melanocarpa Torrey. Subgenus: Eleocharis. Section: Eleocharis. Series: Melanocarpae. Common name: Black-fruited Spikerush. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Coastal Plain ponds, cypress meadows, sinkhole ponds in the Shenandoah Valley. Distribution: MA south to n. peninsular FL, west to e. TX; disjunct in s. MI and n. IN (Sorrie & Leonard 1999).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GW1, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tx, Va, WH3. Basionym: Eleocharis melanocarpa Torr. 1836
Links to other floras: = Eleocharis melanocarpa - FNA23
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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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