Plant Signs

Spike Rush

Eleocharis acicularis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 6 - 8 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

High

Soil drainage

Standing

Needle Spike-rush

Eleocharis acicularis var. acicularis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Eleocharis acicularis var. gracilescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Eleocharis acicularis var. occidentalis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Purple Spikerush

Eleocharis atropurpurea

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 4 in tall

Flower Color: Red

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Beautiful Spikerush

Eleocharis bella

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Eleocharis bernardina

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Bolander's Spikerush

Eleocharis bolanderi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 4 - 12 in tall

Flower Color: Purple, Red

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Eleocharis coloradoensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

High

Soil drainage

Standing

Decumbent Spikerush

Eleocharis decumbens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Engelmann's Spikerush

Eleocharis engelmannii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Eleocharis engelmannii var. detonsa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Eleocharis engelmannii var. engelmannii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Yellow Spikerush

Eleocharis flavescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Eleocharis flavescens var. flavescens

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Canada Spikesedge

Eleocharis geniculata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Common Spikerush

Eleocharis macrostachya

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Brown

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

High

Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Sand Spikerush

Eleocharis montevidensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

High

Soil drainage

Fast

Broad Spiked Spikerush

Eleocharis obtusa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

High

Soil drainage

Standing

Ovate Spikerush

Eleocharis ovata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Common Spike-rush

Eleocharis palustris

Calscape.org

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Brown

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Parish's Spikerush

Eleocharis parishii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Purple, Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Small Spikerush

Eleocharis parvula

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 4 - 14 in tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Green

Flowering season: Summer

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

High

Soil drainage

Standing

Fewflower Spikerush

Eleocharis quinqueflora

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Creeping Spikerush

Eleocharis radicans

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Yellow, White

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

High

Soil drainage

Standing

Beaked Spikerush

Eleocharis rostellata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 3 - 7 ft tall

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Green

Flowering season: Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

Suksdorf's Spikerush

Eleocharis suksdorfiana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High

California Twisted Spikerush

Eleocharis torticulmis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Grass

Size: 8 - 16 in tall

Flower Color: Brown

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

High