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Distribution by County   2906    
Eleocharis acicularis  (L.) Roem. & Schult.  var. acicularis 
Needle spike rush,   Needle spikerush
Eleocharis acicularis var. acicularis is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 2 Lassen: 7 Plumas: 7 Sierra: 2
Amador: 2 Los Angeles: 5 Riverside: 4 Siskiyou: 8
Butte: 15 Madera: 4 Sacramento: 18 Solano: 2
Calaveras: 1 Marin: 5 San Benito: 1 Tehama: 6
Contra Costa: 2 Mariposa: 3 San Bernardino: 6 Trinity: 2
Del Norte: 1 Merced: 2 San Diego: 4 Tulare: 6
El Dorado: 3 Modoc: 5 San Francisco: 1 Tuolumne: 2
Fresno: 13 Mono: 2 San Luis Obispo: 6 Ventura: 2
Glenn: 1 Monterey: 15 San Mateo: 10 Yolo: 1
Humboldt: 3 Napa: 2 Santa Barbara: 2 Yuba: 3
Inyo: 4 Nevada: 4 Santa Clara: 3
Kern: 2 Orange: 2 Santa Cruz: 3
Lake: 1 Placer: 2 Shasta: 7

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2026. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 01/21/2026).