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Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Canada spikerush

Copyright by: George D. Gann

Family: Cyperaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Native Range: Widespread in North America, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Secure

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Synonyms: E. capitata; E. atropurpurea, misapplied.

Other data on Eleocharis geniculata available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Eleocharis geniculata has been found in the following 53 conservation areas :
A.D. Doug Barnes Park	Present	Native
Bahia Honda State Park	Present	Native
Big Cypress National Preserve	Present	Native
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park	Present	Native
Bill Sadowski Park	Present	Native
Biscayne National Park	Present	Native
Bonair Beach Parcel, Martin County	Present	Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW)	Present	Native
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary	Present	Native
Crandon Park	Present	Native
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park	Present	Native
Danforth Park	Present	Native
Deering Estate at Cutler	Present	Native
Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park	Possibly Extirpated	Possibly Extirpated
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
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Frog Pond/L-31 N Transition Lands	Present	Native
Fuchs Hammock Preserve	Present	Native
Grassy Waters Preserve	Present	Native
Highland Oaks Park	Present	Native
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park	Present	Native
J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park	Assumed to be Present	Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park	Present	Native
Juno Dunes Natural Area	Present	Native
Lake Okeechobee Marshes	Present	Native
Larry and Penny Thompson Park	Present	Native
Lucille Hammock	Present	Native
Mangrove Preserve	Present	Native
Miramar Pineland	Present	Native
National Key Deer Refuge	Present	Native
Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest, Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area - FWC, Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Pal-Mar	Present	Native
Picayune Strand State Forest	Present	Native
Prairie Pines Preserve	Present	Native
Railhead Scrub Preserve	Present	Native
Ramrod Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Native
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve	Present	Native
Royal Palm Beach Pines Natural Area	Present	Native
Savannas Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve	Present	Native
South Dade Wetlands	Present	Native
Southern Glades	Present	Native
Stuart Beach Park	Present	Native
Trail Glades Range	Present	Native
Tree Island Park	Present	Native
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve	Present	Native
Yellow Fever Creek Preserve	Present	Native
Zoo Miami	Present	Native

	Occurrence	Native Status
Eleocharis geniculata has been found in the following 11 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 (Keys)		Native
Monroe County (Mainland)		Native
Palm Beach County		Native