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Cyperaceae
Eleocharis

not marked as a favorite taxon Eleocharis elegans (Kunth) Roemer & J.A. Schultes. Common name: Elegant Spikerush, Cebolleta de Pantano, Junco. Phenology: Mar-Nov. Habitat: Swamp forests, pastures, stream beds. Distribution: 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.

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Subgenus: Eleocharis. Section: Eleocharis. Series: Eleocharis.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Mex, NS, POWO; = n/a — FNA23, WH3; Scirpus elegans Kunth. Basionym: Scirpus elegans Kunth 1815

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