Eleocharis elegans (Kunth) Roemer & J.A. Schultes. Elegant Spikerush. Phen: Mar-Nov. Hab: Swamp forests, pastures, stream beds. Dist: Peninsular FL (Hardee and Hillsborough counties); West Indies; Mexico and Central America south to South America. See Brunton, Campbell, & Reznicek (2018) for a detailed discussion of the species' occurrence in FL.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = K3, K4, Mex; = n/a – FNA23
Heliophily ?: 7
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