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Cyperaceae
Eleocharis

not marked as a favorite taxon Eleocharis atropurpurea (Retzius) J. Presl & C. Presl. Common name: Purple Spikerush. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Clay-based Carolina bays, other pineland ponds, disturbed wetlands. Distribution: Widely scattered in North America; Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, Asia, Africa. Reported for South Carolina by Hill & Horn (1997).

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Subgenus: Eleocharis. Section: Eleogenus. Series: Maculosae. Subseries: Rigidae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, GW1, K1, K4, Mex, Mi, Mo1, NS, POWO, S, Tx, WH3; = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Scirpus atropurpureus Retzius 1789

Links to other floras: = Eleocharis atropurpurea - 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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