Eleocharis obtusa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult.

Blunt spike rush, Blunt spikerush, Broad spiked spikerush

2008 Louis-M. Landry

Eleocharis obtusa is an annual grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~44 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Eleocharis
Family:	Cyperaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Eleocharis obtusa var. ellipsoidalis
JEF + PLANTS	Eleocharis obtusa var. gigantea
JEF + PLANTS	Eleocharis obtusa var. jejuna
PLANTS	Eleocharis obtusa var. obtusa
JEF + PLANTS	Eleocharis obtusa var. peasei
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Information about Eleocharis obtusa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ELOB2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).