Calflora Taxon Report
Eleocharis ovata  (Roth) Roem. & Schult.
Ovate spikerush
Eleocharis ovata is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California.
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
Genus: Eleocharis
Family: Cyperaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSEleocharis annua
PLANTSEleocharis obtusa var. heuseri
JEF + PLANTSEleocharis obtusa var. ovata
JEFEleocharis ovata var. heuseri
JEF + PLANTSScirpus ovatus
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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