Cyperaceae
Beaked spikerush
Eleocharis rostellata
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Eleocharis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Beaked spikerush, Walking sedge, Beaked spike rush
Synonyms
- Eleocharis rostellata f. occidentalis (S.Watson) Beetle
- Eleocharis rostellata var. congdonii Jeps.
- Eleocharis rostellata var. occidentalis S.Watson
- Scirpus rostellatus Torr.
- Trichophyllum rostellatum (Torr.) Farw.
- Trichophyllum rostellatum (Torr.) Farw.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.