Eleocharis bolanderi |
Eleocharis ovata |
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Bolander's spikerush |
ovoid spikerush |
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Habit | Tufted annual, the culms 0.5-5 dm. tall, ribbed, 0.5-2 mm. thick. | |
Leaves | Leaves all basal and reduced to sheaths. |
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Flowers | Spikelets ovoid, 5-13 mm. long, many-flowered; scales of the spikelets spirally arranged, 1.7-2.5 mm. long, purplish or brownish with greenish mid-stripe and paler margins, the lowest one empty; perianth of 6-7 brownish bristles, equaling the achene or wanting; stigmas 2 or sometimes 3. |
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Fruits | Achenes lenticular, 1-1.5 mm. long, straw-colored to dark brown, smooth and shining. |
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Eleocharis bolanderi |
Eleocharis ovata |
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Flowering time | June-September | |
Habitat | Marshes and other wet places, from sea level to moderate elevagtions in the mountains. | |
Distribution | Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia and Alberta to Oregon, also in Arizona, and from Oklahoma east to eastern North America.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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