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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Eleocharis vivipara
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Viviparous Spikerush at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eleocharis vivipara
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-03-020:
Eleocharis vivipara
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eleocharis vivipara
COMMON NAME:
Viviparous Spikerush
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Eleocharis has no leaves, per Field Guide to the Grasses, Sedges & Rushes of the US.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Eleocharis vivipara
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eleocharis vivipara
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-03-020:
Eleocharis vivipara
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eleocharis vivipara
2431
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in GA, rare in NC-SC
Habitat: Coastal Plain ponds, per Weakley's Flora
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple - leaves consist of bladeless sheaths
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Bisexual
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Olive
Nutlet
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