Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Eleocharis acuta 2 synonyms: Eleocharis palustris var. mucronulata, Scirpus acutus |
| Common Name: | common spike-rush, small spikerush |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting |
| Growing Conditions: | Full Sun
Wet, Boggy, Poorly Drained |
| Size (HxW): | 30-90 cm high |
| Foliage: | Leaf sheath at base of stem straight across top with a small point. |
| Flowers: | Dark brown terminal spikelet often wider than stem, narrowly egg-shaped, 5-30 mm x 3-7 mm, September-April |
| General Comments: | Upright aquatic herb. Leafless tufted perennial herb spreading by underground stems. Flowering stems hollow, round in cross section, triangular at tip. Frog & bird habitat. Provides habitat in dams and ponds but will spread readily. |
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