Eleocharis obtusetrigona (Lindley & Nees) Steudel. Subgenus: Limnochloa. Section: Limnochloa. Phenology: Apr-Oct. Habitat: Ditches. Distribution: Se. and s. TX; ne. Mexico (TAM, VER), Central America (Nicaragua); South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: See Rosen et al. (2016) for their discussion on the rediscovery of this species in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of se. TX in 2015 (Willacy Co.).
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO; = n/a — NS; >< Eleocharis fistulosa Schult. — Tx, misapplied; < Eleocharis obtusetrigona (Lindl. & Nees) Steud. — FNA23, Mex; Limnochloa obtusetrigona Lindl. & Nees. Basionym: Limnochloa obtusetrigona Lindl. & Nees 1842
Links to other floras: < Eleocharis obtusetrigona - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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