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Eleocharis bolanderi
Eleocharis bolanderi A. Gray
Bolander's Spike-rush, Bolander's Spikerush, Bolander's Spikerush
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s): Eleocharis montevidensis var. bolanderi
USDA Symbol: ELBO
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Fruit: Achenes straw-colored, rarely dark brown.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Green , Brown , BlackBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Perianth of 3-6 bristles. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , NV , OR , UTNative Habitat: Fresh, often summer-dry meadows, springs, seeps, stream margins.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Eleocharis bolanderi in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Eleocharis bolanderi in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eleocharis bolanderi
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR