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Eleocharis quadrangulata (Michx.) Roem. & Schult.

Eleocharis quadrangulata (Michx.) Roem. & Schult.

Eleocharis quadrangulata
Photo: Robert H. Mohlenbrock · Public domain

Eleocharis quadrangulata (Michx.) Roem. & Schult.. Eleocharis quadrangulata is a species of spikesedge known by the common names square-stem spikerush and four-angled spikerush. It is native to eastern and central North America, with additional populations in California, Oregon, and west-central Mexico. It grows in and around freshwater in lakes, ponds, and other bodies of water. It is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing one half to one meter in height. The spongy, compressible stem is a few millimeters wide and sharply four-angled. The inflorescence is a single spikelet 1.5 to 7.5 centimeters long which is made up of several flowers covered in light brown bracts.

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Eleocharis quadrangulata (Michx.) Roem. & Schult. — seeds, tools & books

Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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