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Eleocharis (spikerush)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Eleocharis is a virtually cosmopolitan genus of 250 or more species of flowering plants in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. The name is derived from the Greek words ἕλειος (heleios), meaning "marsh dweller," and χάρις (charis), meaning "grace." Members of the genus are known commonly as spikerushes or spikesedges. The genus has a geographically cosmopolitan distribution, with centers of diversity in the Amazon Rainforest and adjacent eastern slopes of the South American Andes, northern Australia, eastern North America, California, Southern Africa, and subtropical Asia. The vast majority of Eleocharis species grow in aquatic or mesic habitats from sea level to higher than 5,000 meters in elevation (in the tropical Andes).
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Species

Chaetocyperus albibracteatus
Eleocharis abnorma
Eleocharis acicularis
Eleocharis acuta (Attributes)
Eleocharis acutangula (acute spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis aestuum (tidal spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis albibracteata (Attributes)
Eleocharis albida (white spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis alveolata
Eleocharis alveolatoides
Eleocharis amazonica
Eleocharis amphibia
Eleocharis anceps
Eleocharis andamanensis
Eleocharis angolensis
Eleocharis angustior
Eleocharis angustirostris
Eleocharis angustispicula
Eleocharis annua
Eleocharis antunesii
Eleocharis argentina
Eleocharis argyrolepis
Eleocharis arsenifera
Eleocharis arseniflora
Eleocharis atricha (Attributes)
Eleocharis atrobrunnea
Eleocharis atropurpurea (purple spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis atrospiculata
Eleocharis attenuata
Eleocharis aurea
Eleocharis ayacuchensis
Eleocharis bahamensis
Eleocharis bahiensis
Eleocharis baldwinii (Baldwin's spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis barbata
Eleocharis barrosii
Eleocharis bartoloniana
Eleocharis bella (beautiful spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis bernardina
Eleocharis bifida (Glades spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis blakeana
Eleocharis bolanderi (Bolander's spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis boliviana
Eleocharis bonariensis
Eleocharis brachycarpa (shortfruit spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis brainii
Eleocharis brasiliensis
Eleocharis brassii (Attributes)
Eleocharis braunii
Eleocharis brevicollis
Eleocharis brittonii (Britton's spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis bulbosa
Eleocharis caduca (Attributes)
Eleocharis caespitosissima
Eleocharis caillei
Eleocharis callensii
Eleocharis calva
Eleocharis cancellata (Arizona spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis canindeyuensis
Eleocharis capillacea
Eleocharis capillaris
Eleocharis carniolica
Eleocharis cellulosa (Gulf Coast spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis chamaegyne
Eleocharis changchaensis
Eleocharis choseiensis
Eleocharis ciliatifolius
Eleocharis coarctatus
Eleocharis coloradoensis (Attributes)
Eleocharis columbiensis
Eleocharis complanata
Eleocharis compressa (sharpscale spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis confervoides (algal bulrush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis congesta (spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis contracta
Eleocharis cordillerana
Eleocharis coronata
Eleocharis costulata
Eleocharis crassicaulis
Eleocharis crinalis
Eleocharis crispovaginata
Eleocharis cryptica
Eleocharis cuatrecasasii
Eleocharis cubangensis
Eleocharis cyclocarpa
Eleocharis cylindrica (cylinder spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis cylindrostachys (Attributes)
Eleocharis debilis (Attributes)
Eleocharis decoriglumis
Eleocharis decumbens (decumbent spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis deightonii
Eleocharis densa
Eleocharis densesquamata
Eleocharis densicaespitosa
Eleocharis diandra (Wright's spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis dietrichiana
Eleocharis difformis
Eleocharis dombeyana
Eleocharis dregeana
Eleocharis dulcis (Chinese water chestnut) (Attributes)
Eleocharis dunensis
Eleocharis eglerioides
Eleocharis elegans (elegant spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis elliptica (elliptic spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis elongata (slim spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis emarginata
Eleocharis endounifascis
Eleocharis engelmannii (Engelmann's spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis equisetoides (jointed spikesedge) (Attributes)
Eleocharis erhaiensis
Eleocharis erythropoda (bald spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis exigua (rooted spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis fallax (creeping spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis fascicularis
Eleocharis fassettii
Eleocharis fennica
Eleocharis filiculmis
Eleocharis fistulosa
Eleocharis flavescens (yellow spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis floridana
Eleocharis fluctuans
Eleocharis fuscopurpurea
Eleocharis gahleana
Eleocharis gambleana
Eleocharis geniculata (Canada spikesedge) (Attributes)
Eleocharis glabella
Eleocharis glauca
Eleocharis glaucovirens
Eleocharis gonzaleziae
Eleocharis gossweileri
Eleocharis gracilis (Attributes)
Eleocharis grandirostris
Eleocharis grisea
Eleocharis grossimucronata
Eleocharis guaglianoniana
Eleocharis halmaturina
Eleocharis hatschbachii
Eleocharis haumaniana
Eleocharis haussknechtiana
Eleocharis hildebrandtii
Eleocharis hooperiana
Eleocharis hyalinovaginata
Eleocharis ignota
Eleocharis inaequilatera
Eleocharis intermedia (matted spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis intersita
Eleocharis interstincta (knotted spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis jacobsiana
Eleocharis jelskiana
Eleocharis kamtschatica (Kamchatka spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis keigheryi
Eleocharis khandwaensis
Eleocharis kleinii
Eleocharis knutei
Eleocharis konkanensis
Eleocharis koyamae
Eleocharis kuoi
Eleocharis kuroguwai (Attributes)
Eleocharis laeviglumis
Eleocharis laeviseta
Eleocharis lanceolata (daggerleaf spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis lankana
Eleocharis lechleri
Eleocharis lepta (Critically Endangered)
Eleocharis liesneri
Eleocharis limosa (Attributes)
Eleocharis liogieri
Eleocharis liouana
Eleocharis loefgreniana
Eleocharis lundellii
Eleocharis macbarronii
Eleocharis macounii (Macoun's spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis macrantha
Eleocharis macrostachya (pale spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis maculosa
Eleocharis maidenii
Eleocharis mamillata (soft-stem spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis margaritacea (Attributes)
Eleocharis marginulata
Eleocharis maximowiczii
Eleocharis melanocarpa (blackfruit spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis melanocephala
Eleocharis melanomphala
Eleocharis melanostachys
Eleocharis mendocina
Eleocharis microcarpa (smallfruit spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis microformis
Eleocharis microlepis
Eleocharis migoana
Eleocharis minarum
Eleocharis minima (small spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis minuta
Eleocharis minutiflora
Eleocharis minutissima
Eleocharis mitracarpa
Eleocharis monandra
Eleocharis monantha
Eleocharis montana (mountain spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis montevidensis (sand spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis moorei
Eleocharis moraosejoana
Eleocharis morroi
Eleocharis multicaulis (Many-stalked Spike-rush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis multiculmis
Eleocharis mutata (scallion grass) (Attributes)
Eleocharis myogiensis
Eleocharis nana (hair-like spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis naritaensis
Eleocharis naumanniana
Eleocharis neesii
Eleocharis neglecta
Eleocharis neozelandica
Eleocharis niederleinii
Eleocharis nigrescens (black spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis nipponica
Eleocharis nitida (quill spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis nuda
Eleocharis nudipes
Eleocharis nupeensis
Eleocharis obicis
Eleocharis obpyriformis
Eleocharis obtusa (blunt spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis obtusangula
Eleocharis obtusetrigona
Eleocharis obtusitrigona
Eleocharis occidentalis
Eleocharis occulta (Attributes)
Eleocharis ochrostachys (spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis oligantha (fewflowered spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis olivacea
Eleocharis olivaceonux
Eleocharis onthitensis
Eleocharis ovata (ovate spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis oxylepis
Eleocharis oxyoneura
Eleocharis pachycarpa (black sand spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis pachystyla (false junco) (Attributes)
Eleocharis pallens (Attributes)
Eleocharis palustris (common spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis papillosa (Dwarf Desert Spike-rush)
Eleocharis paradoxa
Eleocharis parishii (Parish's spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis parodii
Eleocharis parvinux
Eleocharis parvispicula
Eleocharis parvula (dwarf spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis pauciflora
Eleocharis pauciglumis
Eleocharis pedrovianae
Eleocharis pellucida
Eleocharis penchaoi
Eleocharis philippinensis
Eleocharis plana (Attributes)
Eleocharis plantaginea
Eleocharis platypus
Eleocharis plicarhachis
Eleocharis pseudoalbibracteata
Eleocharis pseudobulbosa
Eleocharis pseudofistulosa
Eleocharis punctata
Eleocharis punctulata
Eleocharis pusilla (Attributes)
Eleocharis qinghaiensis
Eleocharis quadrangulata (squarestem spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis quinqueflora (fewflower spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis rabenii
Eleocharis ramboana
Eleocharis ramboi
Eleocharis ravenelii (Rio Grande spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis reichei
Eleocharis retroflexa (coastal plain spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis reverchonii (Reverchon's spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis reznicekii
Eleocharis riograndensis
Eleocharis rivalis
Eleocharis robbinsii (Robbins' spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis robusta
Eleocharis rojasiana
Eleocharis rostellata (beaked spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis rugosa
Eleocharis rzedowskii
Eleocharis sanguinea
Eleocharis sanguinolenta
Eleocharis savatieri
Eleocharis schaffneri (Schaffner's spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis schenckii
Eleocharis schlechteri
Eleocharis sellowiana
Eleocharis setifolia (Attributes)
Eleocharis setulosa
Eleocharis shimadai
Eleocharis simplex
Eleocharis sphacelata (Attributes)
Eleocharis spiralis (Attributes)
Eleocharis spongostyla
Eleocharis squamata
Eleocharis squamigera
Eleocharis starczenkoae
Eleocharis steinbachii
Eleocharis stenocarpa
Eleocharis steyermarkii
Eleocharis subangulata
Eleocharis subarticulata
Eleocharis subcancellata
Eleocharis subfoliata
Eleocharis subtilis
Eleocharis subvivipara
Eleocharis suksdorfiana (Suksdorf's spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis sundaica
Eleocharis svensoniana
Eleocharis swamyi
Eleocharis tenarum
Eleocharis tenuiculmis
Eleocharis tenuis (slender spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis tetraquetra (Attributes)
Eleocharis tiarata
Eleocharis torticulmis (twist-stem spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis tortilis (twisted spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis tricostata (three-angle spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis trilateralis
Eleocharis trilophus
Eleocharis triquetra
Eleocharis tuberculosa (cone-cup spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis tucumanensis
Eleocharis turkheimii
Eleocharis tuvinica
Eleocharis uniflora
Eleocharis uniglumis (onescale spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis urbanii
Eleocharis urceolata
Eleocharis urceolatoides
Eleocharis ussuriensis
Eleocharis usterii
Eleocharis valleculosa
Eleocharis variegata
Eleocharis venezuelensis
Eleocharis viridans
Eleocharis vivipara (viviparous spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis viviparus
Eleocharis wadoodii
Eleocharis welwitschii
Eleocharis wichurae
Eleocharis wilkensii
Eleocharis wolfii (Wolf's spikerush) (Attributes)
Eleocharis yecorensis
Eleocharis yezoensis
Eleocharis yokoscensis
Eleocharis yunnanensis

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0