Cyperaceae
Viviparous spikerush
Eleocharis vivipara
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Eleocharis
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Eleocharis viviparaCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Viviparous spikerush
- Finnish
- Ituluikka
Synonyms
- Chlorocharis vivipara (Link) Rikli
- Eleocharis curtisii Small
- Scirpus viviparus (Link) Kuntze
- Trichophyllum viviparum (Link) House
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.