Family: Cyperaceae
                                    
                                    
				
                                    
Group: Monocot
                                    
                                    
				
                                    
Substrate:
					
                                   Terrestrial
					
                                    
                                    
				
                                    
Habit:
					
                                    Herb
					 
                                    
                                    
				
                                    
Perennation:
					
                                   Perennial
					
                                    
                                    
				
                                    
Native Range: Southeastern United States, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.
                                    
                                    
				
                                    
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
					
                                    Rare
					
              
                
                
				
                                     
Map of South Florida Locations
                                    
				
                                    SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
				  
                                    Present
			      
                                    
                                    
		    
                                    
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
					
                                    Native
                                    
                                    
                                    
				
                                    
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
					
                                    Not Cultivated
					
                                    
                                    
	            
                                    
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            Synonyms:
           E. flaccida.
          
					
				
          
            FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
          
				  
						Reported
				  
				  
				  
		      
                                      
Map of Florida Keys Locations
                                    
				
          Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported only in 1913 by John Kunkel Small for coastal sand dunes and open hammocks from the upper Keys to the lower Keys.