Eleocharis vivipara Link. Common name: Viviparous Spikerush. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Coastal Plain ponds, small depression ponds, semipermanent impoundment ponds, beaver ponds. Distribution: NC south to FL, west to TX. Apparently disjunct in Cherokee (Whetstone 15348, JSU) and Jackson (K.R. Brodeur 2123, JSU) counties, Alabama. The latter specimen contains ovoid spikelets with spiraled scales, which matches this species; however, I have not seen achenes to confirm if the surfaces are honeycomb-reticulate (Ward, personal observation). Otherwise, this species occurs almost exclusively in the southeastern coastal plain, particularly in coastal plain ponds. The disjunct inland records should be investigated further.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, ETx1, F, FNA23, GW1, K4, NS, POWO, RAB, S, Va, WH3; > Eleocharis curtisii Small; > Eleocharis vivipara Link — S; Eleocharis vivipara Link. Basionym: Eleocharis vivipara Link 1827

Links to other floras: = Eleocharis vivipara - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
• Great Plains: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9