Native plant · CYPERACEAE
Eleocharis olivacea
BRIGHTGREEN SPIKERUSH; Capitate Spikerush
Also known as: Eleocharis flavescens olivacea
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Eleocharis olivacea. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Eleocharis olivacea
- Family
- CYPERACEAE
- Genus
- Eleocharis
- Order
- POALES
- Classification
- Monocots
- Recorded status
- Native; OBL (NWPL); OBL (DEP)
- Recorded synonyms
- Eleocharis flavescens olivacea
- Florida range
- Panhandle
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Escambia
Where documented in Florida
Escambia
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Eleocharis
- Eleocharis acicularis — NEEDLE SPIKERUSH
- Eleocharis albida — WHITE SPIKERUSH
- Eleocharis atropurpurea — PURPLE SPIKERUSH
- Eleocharis baldwinii — BALDWIN'S SPIKERUSH; ROADGRASS
- Eleocharis cellulosa — GULF COAST SPIKERUSH
- Eleocharis confervoides — ALGAL BULRUSH
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.