Cyperaceae
Eleocharis

Eleocharis pusilla R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 225 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Australia, New Zealand. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Johnson, L.A.S. [40063] Australia K002423139 Yes
Perrott [s.n.] K002423158 Yes
{Drummond} [139] Australia K002423131 Yes
Mueller [s.n.] Australia K002423153 Yes
Mueller [s.n.] Australia K002423154 Yes
Mueller [s.n.] Australia K001615264 Yes
Johnson, L.A.S.; Constable, E.F. [30739] Australia K002423152 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002423538 Yes
Johnson, L.A.S. [30880] Australia K002423141 Yes
Williamson, H.B. [1216] Australia K002423159 Yes
Boorman, J.L. [20680] Australia K002423138 Yes
Coveny, R.G. [2539] Australia K002423143 Yes
Boorman, J.L. [20681] Australia K002423136 Yes
Coveny, R.G.; Roy, S.K. [8658] Australia K002423150 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [10657] Australia K001553842 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [GDA94] Australia K001569548 Yes
Rodd, A.; Coveny, R.G. [2568] Australia K002423144 Yes
Blake, S.T. [4943] Australia K002423132 Yes
Hicks, A.J. [297] Australia K002423155 Yes
Constable, E.F. [4458] Australia K002423142 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [5686] Australia K002423134 Yes
Petrie, D. [1647] New Zealand K002423539 No
Coveny, R.G.; Hind, P.; James, T. [11443] Australia K002423149 Yes
Bruhl, J.J.; Bell, D.M. [2121] Australia K002423135 No
Coveny, R.G.; Makinson, R.O. [14482] Australia K002423145 Yes
Coveny, R.G. [512] Australia K002423151 Yes
Blake, S.T. [7756] Australia K002423133 Yes
s.coll. [20679] Australia K002423137 Yes
Coveny, R.G.; Dalby, J. [12317] Australia K002423147 No
Wilson, K.L. [6856] Australia K002423146 Yes
Constable, E.F. [39850] Australia K002423140 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0