Characteristics
Monocots
Eleocharis albida Torr.
WHITE SPIKERUSH
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Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
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Classification
POALES
Eleocharis albida Torr. - WHITE SPIKERUSH
Citation
ELEOCHARIS ALBIDA Torrey, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 304. 1836.
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GEORGIA: Talbot Island, s.d., Baldwin s.n. (lectotype: NY). Lecto- typified by Svenson, Rhodora 39: 272. 1937.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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County
County - Species Present
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Bay
USF
 
Brevard
USF
 
Charlotte
USF
 
Citrus
FLAS
 
Collier
USF
 
DeSoto
USF
 
Dixie
FLAS
 
Duval
FLAS
 
Franklin
FSU
 
Gulf
USF
 
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Eleocharis albida var. berlandieri
Eleocharis albida Torrey, var. berlandieri Britton, J. New York Microscop. Soc. 5: 108. 1889.
 
TYPE: TEXAS: Nueces River, s.d., Berlandier 2425 (lectotype: NY; isolectotype: G). Lectotypified by Svenson, Rhodora 39: 272. 1937.
Eleocharis berlandieri
Eleocharis berlandieri (Britton) C. B. Clarke, in Urban, Symb. Antill. 2: 162. 1900.
BASIONYM: Eleocharis albida Torrey, var. berlandieri Britton 1889.
 
Eleocharis bermudiana
Eleocharis bermudiana Britton, J. New York Bot. Gard. 13: 191. 1912.
 
TYPE: BERMUDA: South Shore Road, Devonshire, 31 Aug-20 Sep 1905, Brown & Britton 240 (holotype: NY).
Eleocharis simplex
Eleocharis simplex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 143. 1837, non (Elliott) A. Dietrich 1832.
 
TYPE: SOUTH CAROLINA: Charleston Co.: Charleston, 1833, Beyrich s.n. (lectotype: K). Lectotypified by Svenson, Rhodora 39: 247. 1937.
Scirpus albidus
Scirpus albidus (Torrey) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 757. 1891.
BASIONYM: Eleocharis albida Torrey 1836.
 
Trichophyllum albidum
Trichophyllum albidum (Torrey) House, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 6: 204. 1920.
BASIONYM: Eleocharis albida Torrey 1836.
 
Specimens and Distribution

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Counties listed: Bay, Brevard, Cameron, Charlotte, Dare, DeSoto, Gulf, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Martin and Palm Beach Co's, McIntosh, Miami-Dade, Pamlico, Pinellas, Princess Anne, Taylor, Vermilion Par., Volus

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1908 - 2019

Accession No.
Country
State
County
Collection Date
Collector & Collection No
Notes
Image
USA
Florida
Bay Co.
06 Jul 1958
R. Kral
Mixed collection with E. geniculata.
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
27 Mar 1973
A.G. Shuey
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
18 Jul 2000
C. Slaughter
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
15 Jul 2011
P. A. Schmalzer
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
14 Jul 2011
P. A. Schmalzer
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
28 Aug 2016
K. A. Bradley
USA
Florida
Charlotte Co.
05 Apr 2010
A. R. Franck
USA
Florida
Charlotte Co.
07 Nov 2010
A. R. Franck
USA
Florida
DeSoto Co.
29 Sep 2008
A. R. Franck
USA
Florida
Gulf Co.
06 Jul 1958
R. Kral
Plant Photos
Eleocharis albida - 147
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