Index / Search / Eleocharis interstincta
§1 Plant
Eleocharis interstincta (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.
vernacular knotted spikerush — species · Cyperaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Cyperaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Eleocharis
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
- PR Puerto Rico Native
- VI U.S. Virgin Islands Native
County-level range
· 49 counties across 4 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 49 counties across 4 states/territories.
Florida view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Puerto Rico view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Anasco 72011
- Arecibo 72013
- Caguas 72025
- Catano 72033
- Cidra 72041
- Corozal 72047
- Dorado 72051
- Florida 72054
- Guanica 72055
- Guayama 72057
- Guayanilla 72059
- Humacao 72069
- Luquillo 72089
- Manati 72091
- Mayaguez 72097
- Naguabo 72103
- Penuelas 72111
- Rio Grande 72119
- San Juan 72127
- San Sebastian 72131
- Utuado 72141
- Vega Baja 72145
- Yauco 72153
Texas view state ↗ 9 N ▾
U.S. Virgin Islands view state ↗ 2 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/ELIN2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2716972 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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