genus
Spikerushes
Eleocharis
Field notes
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- Eleocharis palustris 4 native
- Blunt Spikerush native
- Needle Spikerush native
- Canada Spikesedge native
- Flat-stem Spikerush native
- Sharp Spike Sedge
- Knotted Spikerush present
- Squarestem Spikerush native
- Kaya
- Few-flower Spikerush native
- Sand Spikerush native
- Ovate Spikerush native
- Baldwin's Spikerush native
- Elegant Spikerush present
- Slender Spikerush native
- Water Chestnut present
- Slender Spikerush native
- Beaked Spikerush native
- Yellow Spikerush native
- Gulf Coast Spikerush native
- Long-tubercled Spikerush native
- Finger Rush
- Robbins' Spikerush native
- Small Spikerush native
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Grasses and sedges
- Plant type
- Annual Ornamental grasses and sedges Perennial
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native spikerushes All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Common Spikerush
Eleocharis palustris
caterpillars
4
food
23
flowers
1
shelter
2
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Viviparous Spikerush
Eleocharis vivipara
caterpillars
3
food
9
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Few-flower Spikerush
Eleocharis quinqueflora
caterpillars
2
food
15
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Small Spikerush
Eleocharis parvula
caterpillars
2
food
15
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Blunt Spikerush
Eleocharis obtusa
caterpillars
2
food
12
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Needle Spikerush
Eleocharis acicularis
caterpillars
2
food
11
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Canada Spikesedge
Eleocharis geniculata
caterpillars
2
food
11
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Squarestem Spikerush
Eleocharis quadrangulata
caterpillars
2
food
11
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Pale Spikerush
Eleocharis macrostachya
caterpillars
2
food
10
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Flat-stem Spikerush
Eleocharis compressa
caterpillars
2
food
10
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Bald Spikerush
Eleocharis erythropoda
caterpillars
2
food
10
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Sand Spikerush
Eleocharis montevidensis
caterpillars
2
food
10
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Beaked Spikerush
Eleocharis rostellata
caterpillars
2
food
10
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Gulf Coast Spikerush
Eleocharis cellulosa
caterpillars
2
food
10
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Engelmann's Spikerush
Eleocharis engelmannii
caterpillars
2
food
10