Eleocharis quadrangulata
About
Eleocharis quadrangulata is a species of spikesedge known by the common names square-stem spikerush and four-angled spikerush. It is native to eastern and central North America, with additional populations in California, Oregon, and west-central Mexico. It grows in and around freshwater in lakes, ponds, and other bodies of water. It is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing one half to one meter in height. The spongy, compressible stem is a few millimeters wide and sharply four-angled. The inflorescence is a single spikelet 1.5 to 7.5 centimeters long which is made up of several flowers covered in light brown bracts.
- Family
- Cyperaceae
How to use it
Square-stem spikerush can play an important role in wetland ecosystems, providing habitat for various aquatic species. Its rhizomatous growth helps stabilize soil and prevent erosion along shorelines, making it a valuable plant for maintaining healthy aquatic environments.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Eleocharis quadrangulata
- Slug
- eleocharis-quadrangulata
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Eleocharis
- Species
- quadrangulata
- Wikidata QID
- Q5359223
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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