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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Eleocharis montevidensis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Read more about Sand Spikerush at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eleocharis montevidensis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-03-019:
Eleocharis montevidensis FAMILY Cyperaceae
COMMON NAME:
Sand Spikerush
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Eleocharis montevidensis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eleocharis montevidensis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-03-019:
Eleocharis montevidensis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
507
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Maritime wet grasslands, ponds, swales, ditches, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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LEAVES:
Simple - leaves consist of bladeless sheaths
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Yellowish/Brown
Nutlet
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