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Eleocharis erythropoda
Also called Redfoot spikerush, Redstem spikerush, Red Footed Spikerush, Red Stemmed Spikerush, Bald Spike Rush, Red Rooted Spikerush, Red Rooted Spikesedge
Bald spikerush is a mat-forming perennial sedge that grows in wet soil or shallow water. Keep its roots consistently wet and give it open sun to part shade.
Eleocharis erythropoda, the bald spikerush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to the Hawaiian Islands, and most of the United States (except California, Nevada, South Carolina, and Florida) and Canada (except Nunavut, Labrador, and Nova Scotia). A mat-forming perennial reaching 0.8 m (32 in), it is an obligate wetland species found from sea level up to 2,300 m (7,500 ft). It has been assessed as Least Concern.
Needle spikerush · Sharp Spike Sedge · Purple spikerush · Glades spikerush · Bolander's spikerush · Eleocharis brassii · Eleocharis caespitosissima · Algal Bulrush · Drooping Spikerush · Eleocharis dietrichiana · Chinese water chestnut · Jointed spikesedge
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eleocharis erythropoda by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
