[Spikerushes: The Genus Eleocharis West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Common Spikerush, Creeping Spikerush

Eleocharis palustris

Synonyms: Eleocharis mamillata, Eleocharis palustris var. major, Eleocharis palustris var. palustris, Eleocharis smallii, Eleocharis uniglumis, Scirpus palustris

Inflorescence of Common Spikerush, Creeping Spikerush: Eleocharis palustris (Synonyms: Eleocharis mamillata, Eleocharis palustris var. major, Eleocharis palustris var. palustris, Eleocharis smallii, Eleocharis uniglumis, Scirpus palustris)

Close-up of the inflorescence of common spikerush as seen in a roadside ditch on Bayocean Spit, Tillamook County, OR......June 19, 2010.
Paul Slichter