Eleocharis elegans Roem. & Schult.

Elegant spikerush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Eleocharis

Characteristics

A rush. It grows 30-150 cm tall. The stems are 3-10 mm wide. It has fattened rhizomes.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.5
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The root is boiled and eaten.
Uses material
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Eleocharis elegans habit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Eleocharis elegans habit picture by Justo Fernanda (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Eleocharis elegans leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Eleocharis elegans leaf picture by Justo Fernanda (cc-by-sa)
Eleocharis elegans leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Eleocharis elegans flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Eleocharis elegans flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Eleocharis elegans flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Eleocharis elegans world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:306803-1
WFO ID wfo-0000403877
COL ID 397BJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629603
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Eleocharis crassiculmis Eleocharis viridis Limnochloa crassiculmis Scirpus viridis Scirpus elegans Eleocharis constricta Scirpus crassiculmis Scirpus crassiculmis Eleocharis mexicana Eleocharis elegans