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PLANTS

Needle spikerush

Eleocharis acicularis

Plants
NativeHerbAnnual · PerennialWhite flowersjuin to septembre
Needle spikerush, In flower
Needle spikerush, In fruit
Needle spikerush, Flower buds
21 cmHeight

Annual herbaceous plant reaching 21 cm. Grows in fields and near water. White flowers, from June to September.

There are 343 observations of Needle spikerush in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec103
  2. Côte-Nord70
  3. Laurentides27
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches22
  5. Capitale-Nationale17
  6. Outaouais17
  7. Estrie16
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean13
  9. Mauricie13
  10. Montérégie12
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue11
  12. Lanaudière10
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  14. Montréal4

Habitat

FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Common spikerushEleocharis palustris
Yellow spikerushEleocharis flavescens
Creeping SpearwortRanunculus reptans
Flat-stem spike-rushEleocharis compressa
Fewflower spikerushEleocharis quinqueflora
Dwarf spikerushEleocharis parvula
Toad rushJuncus bufonius