Eleocharis dulcis
A species in the Cyperaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Eleocharis
- Species
- Eleocharis dulcis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1833
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Eleocharis dulcis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
22 synonyms in this snapshot
- Andropogon dulcisName author: Burm.f.
- Carex tuberosaName author: (Schult.) Blanco
- Eleocharis austrocaledonicaName author: Vieill.
- Eleocharis dulcis var. tuberosaName author: (Schult.) T.Koyama
- Eleocharis equisetinaName author: J.Presl & C.Presl
- Eleocharis esculentaName author: Vieill.
- Eleocharis indicaName author: (Lour.) Druce
- Eleocharis plantagineaName author: (Retz.) Roem. & Schult.
- Eleocharis plantaginea var. stoloniferaName author: Boeckeler
- Eleocharis plantagineiformisName author: Tang & F.T.Wang
- Eleocharis plantaginoideaName author: W.Wight
- Eleocharis plantaginoidesName author: (Rottb.) Domin
- Eleocharis tuberosaName author: Schult.
- Eleocharis tumidaName author: (Roxb.) Schult.
- Limnochloa plantagineaName author: (Retz.) Nees
- Limnochloa tumidaName author: (Roxb.) Nees
- Scirpus dubiusName author: Roxb.
- Scirpus plantagineusName author: Retz.
- Scirpus plantaginoidesName author: Rottb.
- Scirpus spiralisName author: Willd. ex Kunth
- Scirpus tuberosusName author: Roxb.
- Scirpus tumidusName author: Roxb.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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