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Eleocharis interstincta (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.
Knotted spikerush

Copyright by: Jay Horn via iNaturalist

Family: Cyperaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Apparently Secure

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Other data on Eleocharis interstincta available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Eleocharis interstincta has been found in the following 30 conservation areas :
Allapattah Flats Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Big Cypress National Preserve	Present	Native
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park	Present	Native
Biscayne National Park	Present	Native
Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve	Present	Native
Collier-Seminole State Park	Present	Native
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary	Present	Native
Dupuis Reserve	Present	Native
Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Everglades National Park	Present	Native
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
Grassy Waters Preserve	Present	Native
Highland Oaks Park	Present	Native
J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native, Cultivated Only
Jonathan Dickinson State Park	Present	Native
Lake Okeechobee Marshes	Present	Native
Long Key Natural Area & Nature Center	Present	Native
Loxahatchee River Natural Area	Present	Native
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area	Present	Native
Milton E. Thompson Park	Present	Native
Nicodemus Slough	Present	Native
Pal-Mar	Present	Native
Pal-Mar Natural Area	Present	Native
Prairie Pines Preserve	Present	Native
Seabranch Preserve State Park	Present	Native
South Dade Wetlands	Present	Native
Tropical Park	Present	Native
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve	Present	Native
Yellow Fever Creek Preserve	Present	Native

	Occurrence	Native Status
Eleocharis interstincta has been found in the following 10 counties :
Broward County		Native
Charlotte County		Native
Collier County		Native
Glades County		Native
Hendry County		Native
Lee County		Native
Martin County		Native
Miami-Dade County		Native
Monroe County (Mainland)		Native
Palm Beach County		Native