SCIENTIFIC NAME: Eleocharis erythropoda
COMMON NAMES: Redfoot Spikerush, Red-footed Spike-sedge, Bald Spikerush
BLOOM TIME: May, June, July, Aug
PLANT PROFILE:
- Sedge height can b 3-30 in.
- Single spike at top of stem, elliptical, pointed at tip with 15-50 florets in a spiral.
- Reddish or orange brown to medium brown spike.
- Has bladeless leaves on lower stem.
- Habitat: sun, wet, marshes, ditches, fens, shores.
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