Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

Gulf coast spikerush

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Eleocharis cellulosa

Family:

Cyperaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

grass

Size:

2-3 ft tall by 0.1 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

green

Fruit Color:

green, brown

Phenology:

evergreen

Noted For:

Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Useful in ponds to provide cover for wildlife and water quality treatment. Good in stormwater ponds.

Considerations:

Aggressive. Best not to use where dense cover will not be appreciated.

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Specialty Provider

Propagation:

seed or division.

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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1 ---to--- Usually moist, occasional inundation

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Aquatic

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Provides good cover and nest building materials for birds that nest in wetlands.

Native Habitats:

Brackish and freshwater marshes.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

This is a sedge and not a grass, but it does have a grass-like growth form.