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PLANTS

Ovate spikerush

Eleocharis ovata

Plants
NativeHerbAnnualGreen flowersjuinBrown
Ovate spikerush, photo 1 of 5
Ovate spikerush, In flower
Ovate spikerush, In fruit
8–35 cmHeight

Annual herbaceous plant reaching 8–35 cm. Grows near water. Green flowers, in June.

There are 44 observations of Ovate spikerush in Québec, mostly in Laurentides, Outaouais and Mauricie, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Laurentides17
  2. Outaouais5
  3. Mauricie4
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  5. Lanaudière3
  6. Montérégie3
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  8. Capitale-Nationale2
  9. Estrie2
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  11. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Blunt spikerushEleocharis obtusa
Fewflower spikerushEleocharis quinqueflora