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Eleocharis flavescens
Also called Pale Spike Rush, Wrinkle-sheathed Spike-rush, Pale Spikerush, Wrinkle Sheathed Spikerush, Meadow Spike Rush
Yellow spikerush is a small, clump-forming perennial sedge that also spreads into colonies, native to wet habitats in temperate North America, the West Indies and South America. It thrives in consistently wet or waterlogged soil, such as marsh edges and pond margins.
Eleocharis flavescens is a perennial flowering plant species called bright green spikerush, pale spike-rush, or wrinkle-sheathed spike-rush; it is a member of the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is a clump-forming species that also spreads into colonies. The plants are small and look very similar to other Spikerush species. It is native to temperate North America, the West Indies, and South America.
Eleocharis flavescens is strictly a wetland species found in bogs, brackish or salt marshes and flats, floodplain, marshes, shores of rivers or lakes.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eleocharis flavescens 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.
