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Distribution by County   2911    
Eleocharis macrostachya  Britton
Common spikerush,   Creeping spike rush,   Pale spikerush,   Wire grass
Eleocharis macrostachya is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 29 Lassen: 41 Plumas: 25 Sierra: 13
Alpine: 5 Los Angeles: 60 Riverside: 69 Siskiyou: 1
Amador: 6 Madera: 23 Sacramento: 61 Solano: 14
Butte: 95 Marin: 85 San Benito: 40 Sonoma: 49
Calaveras: 7 Mariposa: 11 San Bernardino: 16 Stanislaus: 6
Colusa: 11 Mendocino: 53 San Diego: 143 Sutter: 8
Contra Costa: 28 Merced: 26 San Francisco: 17 Tehama: 54
El Dorado: 24 Modoc: 37 San Joaquin: 3 Trinity: 12
Fresno: 41 Mono: 36 San Luis Obispo: 93 Tulare: 15
Glenn: 12 Monterey: 67 San Mateo: 53 Tuolumne: 12
Humboldt: 16 Napa: 16 Santa Barbara: 81 Ventura: 49
Inyo: 13 Nevada: 17 Santa Clara: 41 Yolo: 31
Kern: 17 Orange: 19 Santa Cruz: 16 Yuba: 8
Lake: 13 Placer: 19 Shasta: 15

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 12/03/2024).