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Bolander's spikerush

walking sedge, beaked spikerush

Eleocharis bolanderi

Eleocharis rostellata

Flowering time June-August
Habitat Shores, wet meadows, seeps, hot springs, fens, often where alkaline.
Distribution
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and eastern North America.
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Origin Native Native
Conservation status Not of concern Sensitive in Washington (WANHP)
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. bella, 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. suksdorfiana, E. uniglumis
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