Eleocharis plicarhachis (Griseb.) Svenson

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Eleocharis

Characteristics

Plants stoloniferous, the culms 2-6 dm. high, 2-3 mm. thick; spikelets 2-2.5 cm. long, about 3 mm. thick, the scales greenish; bristles about twice as long as the achene; style 3-cleft; achene minutely reticulate, faintly striate, the tubercle lanceolate, deep brown.
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Eleocharis plicarhachis world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:89795-2
WFO ID wfo-0000405794
COL ID 397KT
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INPN ID 731789
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Synonyms

Eleocharis plicarhachis Scirpus plicarhachis Eleocharis elata