Eleocharis cellulosa
gulf coast spike-rush, gulf coast spikerush
Family
Cyperaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear
Growth Form
graminoid, emergent aquatic, aquatic
Flower Month
May - December
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
OBL
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
7
Field Characters
Spikelets and round culms 3-5 mm thick. Culms grow to 7 dm tall from stout rhizomes forming colonies. The spikes are 5 cm long and blunt at the tip.
Habitat
Fresh-water and mud.