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Eleocharis parvula is a species of spikesedge known by the common names dwarf spikerush and small spikerush. It is has a circumboreal distribution, growing throughout Eurasia and North America, into Central America. It is a plant of brackish and saltwater habitat, such as marshes and mudflats. It is a perennial herb growing tufts of spongy, compressible stems not more than 10 centimeters tall. The plant grows from a tuber which is J-shaped or horseshoe-shaped, a characteristic that helps in the identification of the species. The flower cluster is an oval-shaped spikelet just 2 or 3 millimeters long, made up of several tiny flowers.
Grass
4 - 14 in Tall
Upright
Moderate
Green
Summer
Full Sun
High
Standing
Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay.
Wet, saline flats, marshes
Coastal Salt Marsh, Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 2 likely
Yellow-Collared Scape Moth
Cisseps fulvicollis