Eleocharis coloradoensis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Eleocharis coloradoensis (Britton) Gilly

Dwarf spikerush

2020 Ron Vanderhoff

2018 Jake Ruygt

Eleocharis coloradoensis is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (53 records) Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Eleocharis
Family:	Cyperaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Habitat: salt-marsh, coastal

Communities: Coastal Salt Marsh, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Eleocharis leptos var. coloradoensis
JEF	Eleocharis parvula var. anachaeta
JEF	Eleocharis parvula var. coloradoensis
JEF	Scirpus coloradoensis

Information about Eleocharis coloradoensis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ELPA5) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/06/2023).