Bald Spikerush

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.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Bald Spikerush being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Eleocharis compressa
• Eleocharis montevidensis
• Eleocharis uniglumis
• Eleocharis tenuis
• Eleocharis palustris
• Eleocharis engelmannii

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Cyperaceae

Genus

Eleocharis

Species

Eleocharis erythropoda

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