Eleocharis tortilis

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Eleocharideae
Genus: Eleocharis
Species: Eleocharis tortilis
Name

Eleocharis tortilis (Link) Schult., Mant. 2: 92 (1824).
Synonyms

Basionym
Scirpus tortilis Link, Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 78 (1820).
Heterotypic
Scirpus spiralis Bosc ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 145 (1837).
Scirpus tuberculatus Beyr. ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 145 (1837), not validly publ.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Southeastern USA
Alabama; Arkansas; Florida; Georgia; Louisiana; Maryland; Mississippi; New Jersey; North Carolina; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Virginia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Schultes, J.A. 1824. Mantissa in Volumen Secundum. Systematis Vegetabilium Caroli a Linne ex Editione Joan. Jac. Roemer.... BHL Reference page. : 2:92.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Eleocharis tortilis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Feb 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Eleocharis tortilis. Published online. Accessed: Feb 17 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Eleocharis tortilis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Feb 17. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Eleocharis tortilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Feb 17.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names
English: twisted spikerush