Eleocharis wolfii
wolf's spikerush, wolf's spikerush
Family
Cyperaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear
Growth Form
graminoid, emergent aquatic, aquatic
Flower Color
inconspicuous
Flower Month
March - June
Height (meters)
0.4
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual
Wetland Class
OBL
Field Characters
1) Stems to ca. 12" tall and conspicuously flattened and twisted, graying-green in color; 2) plant bases reddish; 3) rhizomes slender, wire-like; 4) evident in spring, about late March through early June; 5) known occurrences are from depressions in saline prairies and hardwood and pine-hardwood flatwoods.
Habitat
Small depressions in saline prairies, hardwood flatwoods, and mixed pine-hardwood flatwoods; may occur in depressions in other prairie types, such as coastal prairie.