Eleocharis cellulosa
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Gulf Coast Spikerush
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed or division. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Native nurseries, Specialty providers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Aquatic (always flooded) ----- to ----- Usually moist, occasional inundation) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Aquatic (always flooded) ----- to ----- Usually moist, occasional inundation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Tolerant of inundation with brackish water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Pond, lake, or stream bottom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
Wildlife: |
Provides good cover and nest building materials for birds that nest in wetlands. | |
Insects: | ||
Native Habitats: | Brackish and freshwater marshes. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
General Comments: | This is a sedge and not a grass, but it does have a grass-like growth form. |