Eleocharis albida Torrey. Common name: White Spikerush. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Brackish tidal marshes, interdune swales and ponds. Distribution: MD south to s. FL, west to TX and n. Mexico (NLE, TAM); Bermuda.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GW1, K1, K3, K4, Mex, RAB, S, Tat, Tx, Va, WH3; < Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult. – C, Svenson (1957)
Links to other floras: = Eleocharis albida - FNA23
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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