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Sphenocleaceae
Sphenoclea

not marked as a favorite taxon *Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertner. Common name: Chickenspike, Gooseweed. Phenology: Jun-Nov. Habitat: Rice fields, reservoirs, ditches, other disturbed wetlands. Distribution: Native of Old World tropics.

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Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Fl6, FNA14, K4, Mo3, NcTx, S, Tx, WH3, Rosatti (1986); = Sphenoclea zeylandica — GW2, RAB, orthographic error (presumably from a mistaken notion that the epithet refers to New Zealand rather than Ceylon). Basionym: Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn. 1788

Links to other floras: = Sphenoclea zeylanica - FNA14

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

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image #1 of Sphenoclea zeylanica© Alvin Diamond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alvin Diamond source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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