Eleocharis atropurpurea (Retzius) J. Presl & C. Presl. Purple Spikerush. Phen: Jun-Sep. Hab: Clay-based Carolina bays, other pineland ponds, disturbed wetlands. Dist: Widely scattered in North America; Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, Asia, Africa.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: Reported for South Carolina by Hill & Horn (1997).
Synonymy: = C, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, GW1, K1, K3, K4, Mex, Mi, Mo1, S, Tx, WH3; = n/a – RAB
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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