Squarestem (Angle-stemmed) Spike-rush (Eleocharis quadrangulata)

Picture of Angle-stemmed Spike-rushPhoto of an Angle-stemmed Spike-rush by Emmet Judziewicz.
Photo of an Angle-stemmed Spike-rush by Emmet Judziewicz.

Synonym:

Status: endangered in Wisconsin

Habitat Description: fen-like sedge meadow near lakeshores

Habitat Classification
WI NHI: Emergent Aquatic
Curtis: Emergent Aquatic
Kotar:
Forest Cover:

Range: Adams, Kenosha, Shawano, and Walworth

Comments: probably extirpated

Phenology: flowers from early June to October

Field Guides:
Britton and Brown, p.1:260/p.1:260
Gleason 1963, p.127
Gleason 1991, p.676
Voss I, p.338/p.I:335

Last Revised: June 12, 2006