FLAT-STEM SPIKE-RUSH
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Eleocharis compressa Sulliv.
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| Konza Prairie, Riley County, Kansas |
| Perennial |
| Height: 4 to 12 inches |
| Family: Cyperaceae - Sedge Family |
| Flowering Period: June, July, August |
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| Also Called: | | Flat-stem spike-sedge, compressed spikerush. | | Culms: | | Erect, slender, 4 to 12 inches tall, with fine ridges (striate). The stem is flattened or "compressed" below the spikelet, i.e. it is conspicuously two-sided. | | Leaves: | | Bladeless sheaths at the base. | | Inflorescences: | | Spikelets, solitary, terminal. | | Spikelets: | | Oblong or ovoid, up to .5 inch long, thicker than culm, many-flowered; scales ovate-lanceolate, golden-brown to reddish-brown with light to whitish margins; tip of scale long-pointed, whitish, often 2-cleft. | | Habitat: | | Low wet areas, marshes, sandy flood plains, woodland openings, and limestone glades; wet soils. | | Distribution: | | Throughout except southwest corner of Kansas. | | Comments: | | Flat-stem spike-rush grows in mats. | | | | Long-stem spike-rush (Eleocharis palustris) occurs in similar habitats but can grow to 4 feet tall. |
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