Few-flowered Spikerush, Few-flowered Spike-rush
Eleocharis quinqueflora
Synonyms: Eleocharis fernaldii, Eleocharis pauciflora, Eleocharis pauciflora var. fernaldii, Eleocharis pauciflora var. pauciflora, Eleocharis pauciflora var. quinqueflora, Eleocharis pauciflora var. suksdorfiana, Eleocharis quinqueflora ssp. fernaldii, Scirpus pauciflorus
![Few-flowered Spikerush: Eleocharis quinqueflora (Synonyms: Eleocharis fernaldii, Eleocharis pauciflora, Eleocharis pauciflora var. fernaldii, Eleocharis pauciflora var. pauciflora, Eleocharis pauciflora var. quinqueflora, Eleocharis pauciflora var. suksdorfiana, Eleocharis quinqueflora ssp. fernaldii, Scirpus pauciflorus)](quinqueflora/quinqueflora1d.jpg)
The photo above shows few-flowered spikerush as seen in the drying meadows of Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams..........September 6, 2008.
![Few-flowered Spikerush: Eleocharis quinqueflora (Synonyms: Eleocharis fernaldii, Eleocharis pauciflora, Eleocharis pauciflora var. fernaldii, Eleocharis pauciflora var. pauciflora, Eleocharis pauciflora var. quinqueflora, Eleocharis pauciflora var. suksdorfiana, Eleocharis quinqueflora ssp. fernaldii, Scirpus pauciflorus)](quinqueflora/quinqueflora1a.jpg)
The photo above shows the terminal spike of few-flowered spikerush as seen in the drying meadows of Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams...........September 6, 2008.
![Few-flowered Spikerush: Eleocharis quinqueflora (Synonyms: Eleocharis fernaldii, Eleocharis pauciflora, Eleocharis pauciflora var. fernaldii, Eleocharis pauciflora var. pauciflora, Eleocharis pauciflora var. quinqueflora, Eleocharis pauciflora var. suksdorfiana, Eleocharis quinqueflora ssp. fernaldii, Scirpus pauciflorus)](quinqueflora/quinqueflora1b.jpg)
The photo above shows the terminal spike of few-flowered spikerush as seen in the drying meadows of Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams..........September 6, 2008.
![Few-flowered Spikerush: Eleocharis quinqueflora (Synonyms: Eleocharis fernaldii, Eleocharis pauciflora, Eleocharis pauciflora var. fernaldii, Eleocharis pauciflora var. pauciflora, Eleocharis pauciflora var. quinqueflora, Eleocharis pauciflora var. suksdorfiana, Eleocharis quinqueflora ssp. fernaldii, Scirpus pauciflorus)](quinqueflora/quinqueflora1c.jpg)
The photo above shows few-flowered spikerush as seen in the drying meadows of Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams...........September 6, 2008. . This species is less than 50 cm tall and at least at Swampy Meadows, consistently densely tufted.
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- ![Few-flowered Spikerush: Eleocharis quinqueflora (Synonyms: Eleocharis fernaldii, Eleocharis pauciflora, Eleocharis pauciflora var. fernaldii, Eleocharis pauciflora var. pauciflora, Eleocharis pauciflora var. quinqueflora, Eleocharis pauciflora var. suksdorfiana, Eleocharis quinqueflora ssp. fernaldii, Scirpus pauciflorus)](quinqueflora/quinqueflora2b.jpg)
![Few-flowered Spikerush: Eleocharis quinqueflora (Synonyms: Eleocharis fernaldii, Eleocharis pauciflora, Eleocharis pauciflora var. fernaldii, Eleocharis pauciflora var. pauciflora, Eleocharis pauciflora var. quinqueflora, Eleocharis pauciflora var. suksdorfiana, Eleocharis quinqueflora ssp. fernaldii, Scirpus pauciflorus)](quinqueflora/quinqueflora2d.jpg)
Additional photos of few-flowered spikerush as seen in at Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams............August 30, 2012.
Paul Slichter