Characteristics
Monocots
Eleocharis flavescens (Poir.)Urb.
YELLOW SPIKERUSH; PALE SPIKERUSH
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Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
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Classification
POALES
Eleocharis flavescens (Poir.)Urb. - YELLOW SPIKERUSH; PALE SPIKERUSH
Citation
ELEOCHARIS FLAVESCENS (Poiret) Urban, Symb. Antill. 4: 116. 1904.
Scirpus flavescens Poiret 1804.
PUERTO RICO: Without data, Ledru s.n. (holotype: P).
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)
Alachua
FLAS
 
Baker
FLAS
 
Bay
USF
 
Bradford
FLAS
 
Brevard
USF
 
Charlotte
USF
 
Citrus
USF
 
Clay
FLAS
 
Collier
USF
 
Dixie
USF
 
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Baeothryon flavescens
Baeothryon flavescens (Poiret) A. Dietrich, Sp. Pl. 2: 91. 1833.
BASIONYM: Scirpus flavescens Poiret 1804.
 
Eleocharis albivaginata var. flaccida
Eleocharis albivaginata Boeckeler, var. flaccida (Reichenbach ex Sprengel f.) Boeckeler, Linnaea 36: 437. 1870.
BASIONYM: Scirpus flaccidus Reichenbach ex Sprengel f. 1828.
 
Eleocharis albivaginata var. humilis
Eleocharis albivaginata Boeckeler, var. humilis Boeckeler, Linnaea 36: 438. 1870.
 
 
Eleocharis albivaginata var. stricta
Eleocharis albivaginata Boeckeler, var. stricta Boeckeler, Linnaea 36: 438. 1870.
BASIONYM: Scirpus gaudichaudianus Kunth 1837.
 
Eleocharis dussiana
Eleocharis dussiana Boeckeler, Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 2: 54. 1896.
 
TYPE: MARTINIQUE: Without data, Duss 466a (holotype: ?).
Eleocharis flaccida
Eleocharis flaccida (Reichenbach ex Sprengel f.) Urban, Symb. Antill. 2: 165. 1900.
BASIONYM: Scirpus flaccidus Reichenbach ex Sprengel f. 1828.
 
Eleocharis flaccida var. fuscescens
Eleocharis flaccida (Reichenbach ex Sprengel f.) Urban, var. fuscescens Kükenthal, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 191. 1926.
 
TYPE: CUBA:
Eleocharis flaccida var. genuina
Eleocharis flaccida (Reichenbach ex Sprengel f.) Urban, var. genuina Osten, Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo, ser. 2. 3: 166. 1931, nom. inadmiss.
BASIONYM: Eleocharis flaccida (Reichenbach ex Sprengel f.) Urban 1900; Scirpus flaccidus Reichenbach ex Sprengel f. 1828.
 
Eleocharis flaccida var. humilis
Eleocharis flaccida (Reichenbach ex Sprengel f.) Urban, var. humilis (Boeckeler) Kükenthal ex Osten, Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo, ser. 2. 3: 167. 1931.
BASIONYM: Eleocharis albivaginata Boeckeler, var. humilis Boeckeler 1870.
 
Eleocharis flavescens var. dussiana
Eleocharis flavescens (Poiret) Urban, var. dussiana (Boeckeler) Stehle, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 91. 1947.
BASIONYM: Eleocharis dussiana Boeckeler 1896.
 
Specimens and Distribution

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Counties listed: Bay, Beaufort, Brevard, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, Covington, Dixie, Flagler, Gulf, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Jackson, Jefferson, Lake, Lee, Levy, Martin, Okeechobee, Onslow, Orange, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Seminole, St. Johns, Sumter, Union, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, Washington

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1921 - 2021

Accession No.
Country
State
County
Collection Date
Collector & Collection No
Notes
Image
USA
Alabama
Covington Co.
20 Oct 1969
38101
R. Kral
USA
Alabama
Washington Co.
05 Aug 1980
8116
R. R. Haynes
USA
Florida
Bay Co.
06 Jul 1958
7161
R. Kral
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
05 Oct 2013
1153
S. Myers
USA
Florida
Charlotte Co.
20 Dec 2010
2544
A. R. Franck
USA
Florida
Citrus Co.
01 Jul 1958
6685
R. Kral
USA
Florida
Citrus Co.
19 Jul 1958
7350
R. Kral
USA
Florida
Citrus Co.
19 Jul 1958
7334
R. Kral
USA
Florida
Citrus Co.
07 Jun 1958
6684
R. Kral
USA
Florida
Citrus Co.
09 Jan 1983
66
N. L. Mawhinney
Plant Photos
Eleocharis flavescens -
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Eleocharis flavescens - 147
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Eleocharis flavescens - 147
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