Name:		Eleocharis R. Br., (1810) [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Heleocharis
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Cyperaceae Juss. [Family] Cyperales [Order] Liliopsida [Class] Magnoliophyta [Division / Phylum] Plantae [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. Eleocharis austriaca Hayek Eleocharis bonariensis Nees Eleocharis brassii S.T. Blake Eleocharis capitata R. Br. Eleocharis caribaea (Rottb) Blake. Eleocharis carniolica Koch Eleocharis cellulosa Torrey Eleocharis dulcis Trin. ex Hensch. Eleocharis elegans Eleocharis equisetina J. Presl & C. Presl Eleocharis fistulosa Schult. Eleocharis fistulosa Sieber ex Presl Eleocharis flaccida (Reichenb.) Urb. Eleocharis geniculata (L.) R. Br. Eleocharis intermedia Schult. Eleocharis interstincta (Vahl) Roem. & Schult. Eleocharis klingei (Meinsh.) B. Fedtsch. Eleocharis laxiflora H. Pfeiff. Eleocharis mitracarpa Steud. Eleocharis multicaulis (Smith) Desv. Eleocharis mutata (L.) Roem. & Schult. Eleocharis nodulosa (Roth) Schult. Eleocharis obtusa Schult. Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roem. & Schult. Eleocharis oxylepis (Meinsh.) B. Fedtsch. Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult. Eleocharis parvula (Roem. & Schult.) Bluff. Nees & Schauer Eleocharis philippinensis Svenson Eleocharis plantaginea Br. ex Boeck. Eleocharis plantaginea F. Muell. Eleocharis plantaginea R. Br. Eleocharis quinqueflora (F.X. Hartm.) O. Schwarz Eleocharis spiralis R. Br. Eleocharis uniglumis (Link) Schult.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Biological Records Database (23 records)
Links:		Electronic Plant Information Centre [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] International Plant Names Index New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Herbarium] USDA Plants Database [Natural Resources Conservation Service]