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bald spike-rush, redfoot spike-rush

Eleocharis erythropoda

Eleocharis obtusetrigona

Flowering time June-September
Habitat Tidal flats, shores, and limy fens.
Distribution
Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Oregon, east from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Coast.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
E. acicularis, E. bella, E. bolanderi, E. coloradoensis, E. engelmannii, 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. rostellata, E. suksdorfiana, E. uniglumis
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