Matted Spike Rush

Is an area of water that is not connected to any natural water ways such as streams rivers ditches etc.

Matted spike rush.

It grows in wetlands in europe north africa northern and central asia siberia china mongolia iran nepal etc and north america united states canada greenland northern mexico. Matted intermediate spike rush plant eleocharis intermedia. It tolerates occasional flooding. Wet to medium culture.

Eleocharis is a virtually cosmopolitan genus of 250 or more species of flowering plants in the sedge family cyperaceae. Leaf sheaths pale or shiny dark brown or pink brown toward base straw coloured and loose toward apex up to 180mm long. Eriogonum harperi goodman harper s umbrella plant eriophorum virginicum l. Please inquire about availability.

Gray wolf s spike rush eriocaulon decangulare l. Horse tail spike rush eleocharis intermedia j a. Marginal plant up to 10cm full sun or partial shade. Tawny cotton grass.

Eleocharis palustris the common spike rush creeping spike rush or marsh spike rush is a species of mat forming perennial flowering plants in the sedge family cyperaceae. Stems usually 1 2mm diameter. Matted spike rush wolf s spike rush ten angle pipewort harper s umbrella plant tawny cotton grass western wallflower white bracted thoroughwort rockcastle aster great plains goldentop harper s fimbristylis prairie gentian yellow avens bentavens spreading avens limp manna grass. Schultes matted spike rush.

The name is derived from the greek words ἕλειος heleios meaning marsh dweller and χάρις charis meaning grace members of the genus are known commonly as spikerushes or spikesedges the genus has a geographically cosmopolitan distribution with centers. Common spike rush a mat forming perennial plant with fine grass like foliage. A tufted leafless perennial rush with cylindrical green pithy stems up to 1m tall. 4 5 out of 5 stars 19.

Lincolnshire pond plants primarily supply plants to the public for self contained ponds. Definition of a pond. Part sun to part shade water. What you will receive.

It produces brown egg shaped seed heads with fine wispy white flower petals from june to august. Somerset levels rush mat medium. Eleocharis palustris common spike rush height. Facw eastern mountains and piedmont.