Eleocharis minima Kunth. Common name: Small Spikerush. Phenology: Apr-Oct. Habitat: Pond margins, lakeshores, shallow water, wet depressions. Distribution: GA and FL west to TX; West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America, Asia, Australia (FNA).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, FNA23; < Eleocharis minima Kunth – K1, K3, K4, Mex, Tx; ? Eleocharis uncialis Chapm. – S
Links to other floras: = Eleocharis minima - FNA23
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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