Elliptic Spikerush
Eleocharis elliptica Kunth - Sedge familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet
Plant Type: Graminoid
Features
Flower Color: White, Brown
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind
Larval Species depending on Elliptic Spikerush: Oarisma powesheik
Native Range
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
- USA: Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.