[Spikerushes: The Genus Eleocharis East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]
Needle Spikerush

Eleocharis acicularis

Synonyms: Eleocharis acicularis var. acicularis, Eleocharis acicularis var. gracilescens, Eleocharis acicularis var. occidentalis, Eleocharis acicularis var. porcata, Eleocharis acicularis var. submersa, Scirpus acicularis

Needle Spikerush: Eleocharis acicularis (Synonyms: Eleocharis acicularis var. acicularis, Eleocharis acicularis var. gracilescens, Eleocharis acicularis var. occidentalis, Eleocharis acicularis var. porcata, Eleocharis acicularis var. submersa, Scirpus acicularis)

Needle spikerush blooming amongst liverworts on sandy soils next to a small creek in Summit Prairie, Malheur National Forest..............August 20, 2011.

Inflorescence of Needle Spikerush: Eleocharis acicularis (Synonyms: Eleocharis acicularis var. acicularis, Eleocharis acicularis var. gracilescens, Eleocharis acicularis var. occidentalis, Eleocharis acicularis var. porcata, Eleocharis acicularis var. submersa, Scirpus acicularis)

Close-up of the inflorescence of needle spikerush as seen at water's edge along the Deschutes River about one-half mile upstream with the junction with the Columbia River.....................July 27, 2011.
Paul Slichter