Common Spike-rush

Eleocharis palustris

Summary 4

Eleocharis palustris (common spike-rush, creeping spike-rush or marsh spike-rush) is a species of mat-forming perennial plants in the genus Eleocharis (and subgenus Eleocharis) growing in wetlands throughout the Boreal Kingdom. E. palustris is not easily distinguished from other closely related species and is extremely variable worldwide itself.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) James K. Lindsey, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eleocharis.palustris.jpg
  2. (c) Valter Jacinto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3708/9676079654_d5526794ce_o.jpg
  3. (c) Valter Jacinto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3798/9618765594_44e960f86c_o.jpg
  4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleocharis_palustris

More Info

iNat Map

Color brown, green, white
Group Grasses and Allies
Kingdom Plants
Parks Sweitzer