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Bolander's spikerush

pretty spikerush

Eleocharis bolanderi

Eleocharis bella

Flowering time June-September
Habitat Shores, sloughs, wet meadows, and vernal pools.
Distribution
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Montana, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico.
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Origin Native Native
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Sibling taxa
E. acicularis, E. bella, E. coloradoensis, E. engelmannii, E. erythropoda, E. geniculata, E. macrostachya, E. mamillata, E. obtusa, E. ovata, E. palustris, E. parvula, E. quinqueflora, E. rostellata, E. suksdorfiana, E. uniglumis
E. acicularis, E. bolanderi, E. coloradoensis, E. engelmannii, E. erythropoda, E. geniculata, E. macrostachya, E. mamillata, E. obtusa, E. ovata, E. palustris, E. parvula, E. quinqueflora, E. rostellata, E. suksdorfiana, E. uniglumis
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