Taxon:  Eleocharis radicans (A. Dietr.) Kunth



Summary
Genus:
Eleocharis
Family:
Cyperaceae
Subfamily:
Cyperoideae
Tribe:
Eleocharideae
Nomen number:
461189
Place of publication:
Enum. pl. 2:142.  1837
Comment:
originally based on Scirpus radicans Poir., nom. illeg. (non Schkuhr 1793)
Verified:
05/10/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Eleogiton radicans A. Dietr.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Scirpus radicans Poir.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2005. Monocotyledons and gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 52:304-305.
  2. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
  3. Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans Kunth
  4. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 2000. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis, ed. 2. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
  5. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  6. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
  7. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
  8. Wagner, W. L. et al. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource). Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
  9. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahoma FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigan FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola  Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 2000. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis, ed. 2. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
3AdventiveSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 2000. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis, ed. 2. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii Wagner, W. L. et al. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource). Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Michigan]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Oklahoma]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida, Louisiana, Virginia]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Sinaloa, Sonora]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
Adventive
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: United States [Puerto Rico]
Naturalized
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]

Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
  2. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 2000. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis, ed. 2. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
  3. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  4. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
  5. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
  6. Wagner, W. L. et al. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource). Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
  7. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. Note: lists as Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=461189. Accessed 8 October 2026.