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Spikerush (Eleocharis spp.)

Spikerush

Description: Stems are green and leafless, and range in length from 5 inches (13 cm) to 4 feet (120 cm) with varying diameters.  Plant grows in a clump, similar to turf.  Mature stems are tipped with a brown to black, scaly, lance-shaped spikelet.  Plant reproduces from rootstocks and seeds.  Usually found on muddy or sandy shores and in shallow water, but submerged forms do occur.

Note: Drawing and description are from the book "How to Identify and Control Water Weeds and Algae", Edited by James C. Schmidt, 5th edition revised 1998, copyright 1976 Applied Biochemists.  These cannot be used or reproduced without permission of editor.