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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Monocots
  5. Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies
  6. Sedges
  7. Spikerushes
  8. Slender Spikerush

species 528 observations

Slender Spikerush

Eleocharis tenuis

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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11 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Mottled Marble, Yellow-collared Scape Moth 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Snow Goose, Canada Goose, Sandhill Crane, Ring-necked Duck 9

Children

  • Slender Spikerush
  • Winged Spikerush
  • Slender Spike Rush

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Grasses and sedges
Light
Full sun
Water use
Low
Plant type
Ornamental grasses and sedges Perennial

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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