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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Abildgaardia ovata (Burm. f.) Kral
Flat-spiked rush

Abildgaardia ovata
Copyright by: Eric Fleites

Family: Cyperaceae

Group: Monocot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies, peninsular Florida, southern Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World tropics.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Comments: Also visit IRC's Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.

Synonyms: Abildgaardia monostachya.

Other data on Abildgaardia ovata available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Abildgaardia ovata has been reported for the following 2 habitats in the Bahama Archipelago :
Disturbed Upland
Pineland

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Abildgaardia ovata
Copyright by: Eric Fleites