Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Cyperaceae > Eleocharis > Eleocharis retroflexa

Eleocharis retroflexa (coastal plain spikerush)

Synonyms: Baeothryon retroflexum (homotypic); Chaetocyperus polymorphus var. depauperatus; Heleocharis chaetaria; Scirpus retroflexus (homotypic)

Infraspecies

Eleocharis retroflexa chaetaria
Eleocharis retroflexa depressa
Eleocharis retroflexa retroflexa
Eleocharis retroflexa subtilissima

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Annual
Structure [2]  Grass

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Arenal National Park II 30025 Costa Rica  
Barbilla National Park II 29582 Costa Rica  
Braulio Carrillo National Park II 117843 Costa Rica  
Chirripó National Park II 126117 Costa Rica  
Tortuguero National Park II 47632 Costa Rica

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
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