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Eleocharis elegans
elegant spikerush
As recorded: Eleocharis elegans (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Steyermark, J.A.; et al.
- Collector number
- 101502
- Date
- March 28, 1968
- Locality
- Estado Apure: Reserva Forestal San Camilo: Selva siempreverde a lo largo de la Quebrada Botina, unos 2 kms. At suroeste del caserio San Camilo (El Nula)
- Region
- Venezuela
- Elevation
- 250 m
- Identified by
- Koyama, T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Eleocharis elegans observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 230 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-04.
2026-09-04
Retiro, Antioquia, Colombia
(c) David W K Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-06-26
Antioquia, CO
(c) Samuel Peláez Vélez, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-25
Westmoreland, JM
(c) Stevia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-06-16
Sud Department, Haiti
(c) JCTimyan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-26
Río Grande, PR, US
(c) padaleckib, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-26
Río Grande, PR
(c) Nate Stenke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Eleocharis elegans. BISH 596561. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956336409. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/596561.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956336409 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026