Eleocharis radicans (A. Dietrich) Kunth. Subgenus: Scirpidium. Section: Scirpidium. Common name: Rooting Spikerush. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Interdune ponds, seeps, bogs. Distribution: Widely scattered in North America; n. Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GW1, K4, Mex, Mi, NS, Tx, Va, WH3; = Eleocharis exigua (Kunth) Roem. & Schult. — POWO; Eleogiton radicans A. Dietrich. Basionym: Eleogiton radicans A.Dietr. 1833
Links to other floras: = Eleocharis radicans - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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