Eleocharis parvula Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 2918

Eleocharis parvula (Roem. & Schult.) Link ex Bluff, Nees & Schauer

Dwarf spikerush, Small spikerush

2020 Ron Vanderhoff

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2012 Janell Hillman

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2012 Janell Hillman

2020 Ron Vanderhoff

2004 Steve Matson

Eleocharis parvula, a monocot, is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Heleocharis parvula

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution). CNDDB


	Plant Range Observation Search (162 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

Photos from Calflora / CalPhotos


Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Eleocharis

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: salt-marsh, coastal

Communities: Coastal Salt Marsh, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Chaetocyperus membranacea
PLANTS	Eleocharis leptos var. coloradoensis
PLANTS	Eleocharis leptos var. johnstonii
PLANTS	Eleocharis leptos
PLANTS	Eleocharis membranacea
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More information about Eleocharis parvula


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ELPA5) BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images 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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/19/2022).