Cyperaceae

Yellow spikerush

Eleocharis flavescens (Poir.) Urb.

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Eleocharis

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Yellow spikerush (Eleocharis flavescens) — FlowerPhoto: James Hardee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Yellow spikerush, Pale spike rush, Wrinkle-sheathed spike-rush

Synonyms

Baeothryon flavescens (Poir.) A.Dietr.
Eleocharis ochreata Nees
Scirpus flavescens Poir.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: James Hardee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Quinten Wiegersma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.