Cyperaceae

Rooted spikerush

Eleocharis exigua (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Eleocharis

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Rooted spikerush: Eleocharis radicans (plant). Location: Maui, Waikamoi flume rd — Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Rooted spikerush

Synonyms

Chaetocyperus costulatus Nees & Meyen
Chaetocyperus radicans (A.Dietr.) Steud.
Eleocharis acicularis var. lindheimeri C.B.Clarke ex Britton
Eleocharis acicularis var. radicans Britton
Eleocharis costulata Nees & Meyen
Eleocharis costulata Nees & Meyen ex Kunth
Eleocharis lindheimeri Svenson
Eleocharis radicans Kunth
Eleocharis rivularis Phil.
Eleogiton radicans A.Dietr.
Scirpus costulatus (Nees & Meyen ex Kunth) Kuntze
Scirpus exiguus Kunth
Scirpus radiatus (A.Dietr.) Steud.
Scirpus radicans Poir.

Photos

Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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). About our plant data.