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Cyperaceae
Eleocharis

not marked as a favorite taxon Eleocharis interstincta (Vahl) Roemer & J.A. Schultes. Common name: Knotted Spikerush. Phenology: Apr-Oct. Habitat: Ponds, lakes, borrow pits, canals. Distribution: S. AL and Panhandle FL south to s. FL and west (interruptedly) to OK and TX; Bahamas and West Indies; Mexico, Central America, e. South America.

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Subgenus: Limnochloa. Section: Limnochloa.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, ETx1, FNA23, GW1, K4, Mex, NS, POWO, Tx, WH3, Angelo, Rosen, & Lange (2020), Brunton, Campbell, & Reznicek (2018); < Eleocharis equisetoides (Elliott) Torr. — S; Scirpus interstinctus Vahl. Basionym: Scirpus interstinctus Vahl 1805

Links to other floras: = Eleocharis interstincta - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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