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PLANTS

Blunt spikerush

Eleocharis obtusa

Plants
NativeHerbAnnual · PerennialYellow flowers
Blunt spikerush, photo 1 of 5
Blunt spikerush, In flower
Blunt spikerush, photo 3 of 5
49 cmHeight

Annual herbaceous plant reaching 49 cm. Grows in marshes.

There are 229 observations of Blunt spikerush in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Outaouais and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie42
  2. Outaouais38
  3. Capitale-Nationale35
  4. Montérégie30
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches23
  6. Laurentides19
  7. Centre-du-Québec12
  8. Montréal8
  9. Lanaudière7
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  11. Mauricie5
  12. Laval1
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  14. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Ovate spikerushEleocharis ovata
Common rushJuncus effusus
TOXIC
English plantainPlantago lanceolata
Matted spikerushEleocharis intermedia
Common spikerushEleocharis palustris
Bald spikerushEleocharis erythropoda
Flat-stem spike-rushEleocharis compressa
Fewflower spikerushEleocharis quinqueflora
Toad rushJuncus bufonius