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Cyperaceae
Eleocharis

not marked as a favorite taxon Eleocharis geniculata (Linnaeus) Roemer & J.A. Schultes. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Marshes, moist disturbed areas. Distribution: Widespread but scattered across much of the United States; West Indies, Central America, South America, Asia, Africa. Known from a single Bissell collection from Presque Isle, PA (S. Grund, pers. comm.; 2024)

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Subgenus: Eleocharis. Section: Eleogenus. Series: Maculosae. Subseries: Rigidae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GW1, Il, K4, Mex, Mi, NcTx, NS, Pa, POWO, WH3; > Eleocharis caribaea (Rottb.) S.F.Blake — Bah, C, GrPl, RAB, S, Tx; Scirpus geniculatus Linnaeus. Basionym: Scirpus geniculatus L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Eleocharis geniculata - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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