Cyperaceae
Elliptic spikerush
Eleocharis elliptica
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Eleocharis
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Elliptic spikerush, Capitate spikerush
- French
- Eléocharide elliptique
Synonyms
- Eleocharis capitata var. borealis Svenson
- Eleocharis compressa var. atrata Svenson
- Eleocharis compressa var. borealis (Svenson) Drapalik & Mohlenbr.
- Eleocharis elliptica f. atrata (Svenson) Drapalik & Mohlenbr.
- Eleocharis elliptica var. atrata (Svenson) S.G.Sm.
- Eleocharis tenuis var. atrata (Svenson) B.Boivin
- Eleocharis tenuis var. borealis (Svenson) Gleason
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.