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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Capitate spikerush

Eleocharis geniculata
Copyright by: George D. Gann

Family: Cyperaceae

Group: Monocot

Perennation: Annual

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies, North America, Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Comments: For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website. Also visit IRC's Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.

Synonyms: Eleocharis capitata, Eleocharis caribaea.

Other data on Eleocharis geniculata available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Eleocharis geniculata has been reported for the following 3 habitats in the Bahama Archipelago :
Disturbed Wetland
Freshwater Marsh
Freshwater Ponds and Lakes

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Eleocharis geniculata
Copyright by: George D. Gann
Eleocharis geniculata
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Eleocharis geniculata
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Eleocharis geniculata
Copyright by: Jay Horn via iNaturalist
Eleocharis geniculata
Copyright by: Jay Horn via iNaturalist