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Eleocharis melanocarpa Torrey. Subgenus: Eleocharis. Section: Eleocharis. Series: Melanocarpae. Common name: Black-fruited Spikerush. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Coastal Plain ponds, cypress meadows, sinkhole ponds in the Shenandoah Valley. Distribution: MA south to n. peninsular FL, west to e. TX; disjunct in s. MI and n. IN (Sorrie & Leonard 1999).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GW1, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tx, Va, WH3. Basionym: Eleocharis melanocarpa Torr. 1836

Links to other floras: = Eleocharis melanocarpa - 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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