[Specimen details]

Eleocharis elegans
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eleocharis elegans (Kunth) Roem. & Schult. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1982
Determination History
Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Eleocharis cellulosa Torr. - Determined By: Lakela, 26-Mar-1976
Eleocharis interstincta (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.
Locality Cuba. Mayabeque Prov. Yumurí Valley
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector F. I. X. Rugel
Collection Date 1849
Accession Number 89925
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Eleocharis elegans
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eleocharis elegans (Kunth) Roem. & Schult. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1982
Determination History
Scirpus constrictus (Nees) Griseb.
Eleocharis interstincta (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.
Locality Jamaica. Cornwall Co. , St. Elizabeth Par. : N Fulnec.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector J. Wolle
Collection Date May 1847
Accession Number 63522
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Eleocharis elegans
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eleocharis elegans (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.
Locality Puerto Rico. Rio Grande Mun. : Caribbean National Forest, Luqullio Division; along highway 186, 6.3 mi. S of junction with highway 3; ca. 3 mi. S of El Verde; roadside ditch.
Habitat Moist tropical forest.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector B. F. Hansen
with R. P. Sauleda, D. K. Sauleda, M. E. Ragan, & J. Melendez
Collection Date 21 Nov 1981
Accession Number 166144
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Eleocharis elegans
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eleocharis elegans (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.
Locality Puerto Rico. Ponce Mun. : Along highway 139, 0.3 mi. S of junction with highway 143; ca. 20 mi. N of Ponce; roadsides.
Habitat Weedy.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector B. F. Hansen
with R. P. Sauleda, D. K. Sauleda, M. E. Ragan, & J. Melendez
Collection Date 20 Nov 1981
Accession Number 166141
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Eleocharis elegans
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eleocharis elegans (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.
Locality USA. Florida , Hardee Co. : Charlie Creek. 27° 33' 55" N 81° 38' 16" W
Description Forming dense mat.
Habitat Largest, most mature specimen in water 2 ft. deep; smallest, least mature specimens in dried up creek bed.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector J. R. Campbell
Collection Date 21 Mar 2017
Accession Number 295510
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Eleocharis elegans
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eleocharis elegans (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.
Locality Ecuador. Pichincha Prov. 17 km E of Alluriquin on road from Santo Domingo to Quito. 0° 19' 14" S 78° 59' 41" W
Habitat Rocky road cut; seepage area.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 3750 to ft
Specimen Notes
Collector R. P. Wunderlin
with B. Hansen, R. Sauleda, M. Ragan, H. Luther, L. Davenport, & J. Wiersema
Collection Date 02 Aug 1980
Accession Number 151093
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Eleocharis elegans
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eleocharis elegans (Kunth) Roem. & Schult. - Determined By: T. M. Pedersen,
Locality Brazil. Paraná , Mandirituba Mun. : Rio Mauricio. 3° 40' 60" S 40° 7' 0" W
Habitat Do brejo.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector G. Hatschbach
Collection Date 23 Feb 1978
Accession Number 163331
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Eleocharis elegans
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eleocharis elegans (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.
Locality Guatemala. Jutiapa Dept. 5 mi. E of Jutiapa. 14° 16' 60" N 89° 49' 60" W
Habitat Thorn scrub pasture area, orchids and bromeliads on bank of Cassia, Acacias, and Cresentia; area heavily grazed.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 3100 to ft
Specimen Notes
Collector C. Dziekanowski
with D. Dunn, S. Trott, D. Thurm, P. Case, & L. Hess
Collection Date 26 Jul 1979
Accession Number 149462
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Eleocharis elegans
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eleocharis elegans (Kunth) Roem. & Schult. - Determined By: D.J. Rosen, 2004
Determination History
Eleocharis sp.
Locality Colombia. Cundinamarca Dept. 3 km E of Caqueza. 4° 24' 43" N 73° 56' 47" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector F. A. Barkley
with K. Mullen
Collection Date 08 Jul 1968
Accession Number 107555
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Eleocharis elegans
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eleocharis elegans (Kunth) Roem. & Schult. - Determined By: Kral, 1985
Locality Nicaragua. Boaco Dept. Cerro Mombachito. 12° 24' 0" N 85° 32' 60" W
Description Spikes white to brown.
Habitat Seepage along road; upper W slope; cloud forest and wet roadside.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 900 to 1000 m
Specimen Notes
Collector W. D. Stevens
with B. A. Krukoff & A. Grijalva
Collection Date 08 Oct 1979
Accession Number 190301
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Eleocharis elegans
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eleocharis elegans (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.
Locality Honduras. Agua Azul tract number "B"; N shore of Lake Yojoa near the canyon. 14° 52' 18" N 87° 58' 57" W
Description With long creeping rootstock; rootstock red; stamens red, exerted in flower.
Habitat Rooting in mud under ca. 1 m of open water.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector P. M. Kamb
Collection Date 16 Aug 1951
Accession Number 175391
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Eleocharis elegans
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eleocharis elegans (Kunth) Roem. & Schult. - Determined By: Svenson,
Locality Nicaragua. Zelaya Dept. Near Rio Prinzapolca; Limbaikan. 13° 24' 25" N 83° 33' 52" W
Habitat Marshes.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 10 to 100 m
Specimen Notes
Collector E. B. Nelson
Collection Date 17 Mar 1971
Accession Number 125686
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Eleocharis elegans
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eleocharis elegans (Kunth) Roem. & Schult. - Determined By: Davidse, 1975
Locality Panama. Colon Prov. Rio Guanche, 0.5-1 km upstream from Puerto Pilon-Portobelo Road, 6 km S of Portobelo. 9° 33' 8" N 79° 39' 21" W
Habitat Sand and gravel bars.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 5 to 30 m
Specimen Notes
Collector M. Nee
Collection Date 25 Sep 1973
Accession Number 120139
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Eleocharis elegans
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eleocharis elegans (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Brooker Creek Buffer Addition Nature Preserve, Odessa. 28° 6' 52" N 82° 37' 50" W
Description Several plants.
Habitat Depressional wetland in Andropogon pasture.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector S. Dickman
Collection Date 29 Oct 2020
Accession Number 302182
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Eleocharis elegans
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eleocharis elegans (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Lake Frances Nature Preserve, Odessa. 28° 9' 17" N 82° 36' 45" W
Habitat Wet pasture.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector S. Dickman
with S. Medina
Collection Date 10 Nov 2015
Accession Number 303620
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