Calflora Taxon Report
Eleocharis obtusa  (Willd.) Schult.
Blunt spike rush, Blunt spikerush, Broad spiked spikerush
Eleocharis obtusa is an annual grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
DJJJASONAFMM

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

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSEleocharis obtusa var. ellipsoidalis
JEF + PLANTSEleocharis obtusa var. gigantea
JEF + PLANTSEleocharis obtusa var. jejuna
PLANTSEleocharis obtusa var. obtusa
JEF + PLANTSEleocharis obtusa var. peasei
More …
Information about Eleocharis obtusa from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (ELOB2)

Photos on Calflora

Photos on CalPhotos

Google Images

Photos on iNaturalist

ID Tips on PlantID.net

Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

Accessed: