Calflora
Taxon  Report   2920    
Eleocharis quadrangulata  (Michx.) Roem. & Schult.
Four angled spikerush,   Squarestem spikerush
Eleocharis quadrangulata, a monocot, is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America.
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

Bloom Period
Family: Cyperaceae  
Genus: Eleocharis

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: freshwater-marsh

Communities: Freshwater Wetlands, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSEleocharis quadrangulata var. crassior
JEFScirpus albomarginatus
JEFScirpus marginatus
JEF + PLANTSScirpus quadrangulatus
More information about  Eleocharis quadrangulata

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: 01/20/2022).