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.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Yellow 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 atropurpurea
- Eleocharis intermedia
- Eleocharis acicularis
- Isolepis cernua
- Eleocharis ovata
- Eleocharis parvula
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Eleocharis
- Species
- Eleocharis flavescens
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