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PLANTS

Common spikerush

Eleocharis palustris

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialBrown flowers
Common spikerush, photo 1 of 5
Common spikerush, In flower
Common spikerush, In fruit
40 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 40 cm. Grows in conifers and in marshes.

There are 362 observations of Common spikerush in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec82
  2. Côte-Nord78
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue33
  4. Capitale-Nationale25
  5. Laurentides22
  6. Estrie21
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean18
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches16
  9. Outaouais14
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent10
  11. Lanaudière9
  12. Montérégie9
  13. Mauricie8
  14. Montréal6
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  16. Centre-du-Québec4
  17. Laval2

Habitat

ConifersCephas
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

Pale spikerushEleocharis macrostachya
Onescale spikerushEleocharis uniglumis
Common rushJuncus effusus
Flat-stem spike-rushEleocharis compressa
TOXIC
English plantainPlantago lanceolata
Common threesquareSchoenoplectus pungens
Dwarf spikerushEleocharis parvula
Blunt spikerushEleocharis obtusa
Needle spikerushEleocharis acicularis
Scouringrush horsetailEquisetum hyemale
Tufted bulrushTrichophorum cespitosum