Index / Search / Eleocharis acicularis
§1 Plant
Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult.
vernacular needle spikerush — species · Cyperaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Annual, Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Cyperaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Eleocharis
§2a
Native status, by region
- AK Alaska Native
- CAN Canada Native
- GL Greenland Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
- PB Pacific Basin (except Hawaii) Native
- SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Native
§2b
County-level range
· 582 counties across 31 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Low
- Shade
- High
- Moisture use
- Medium
- Fire
- Medium
- Salinity
- Medium
- Anaerobic
- Medium
- CaCO₃
- Low
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -23 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 110 min.
- Precipitation
- 14–50 in/yr
- pH range
- 4.5–7
- Root depth
- 10 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Rhizomatous
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- Moderate
- Mature height
- 0.7 ft
- Porosity (summer)
- Porous
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- White
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Mid Summer
- Seed abundance
- Low
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- Yes
- Seeds / lb
- 900,000
- Propagation
- seed, bare root, sprigs
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- No
- Palatable, human
- No
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 582 counties across 31 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Alaska view state ↗ 16 N ▾
- Aleutians East 02013
- Bethel 02050
- Chugach 02063
- Copper River 02066
- Denali 02068
- Dillingham 02070
- Fairbanks North Star 02090
- Ketchikan Gateway 02130
- Kodiak Island 02150
- Lake and Peninsula 02164
- Matanuska-Susitna 02170
- Nome 02180
- Northwest Arctic 02188
- Southeast Fairbanks 02240
- Yakutat 02282
- Yukon-Koyukuk 02290
Arizona view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Clay 17025
- Cook 17031
- DeKalb 17037
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Grundy 17063
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pope 17151
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Schuyler 17169
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- White 17193
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Daviess 18027
- Elkhart 18039
- Fountain 18045
- Harrison 18061
- Jasper 18073
- Kosciusko 18085
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Porter 18127
- Pulaski 18131
- Putnam 18133
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Crawford 20037
- Finney 20055
- Ford 20057
- Gove 20063
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Kearny 20093
- Lane 20101
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- Miami 20121
- Neosho 20133
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Pratt 20151
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Saline 20169
- Scott 20171
- Seward 20175
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Sherman 20181
- Sumner 20191
- Trego 20195
- Wichita 20203
- Woodson 20207
Kentucky view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Ballard 21007
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Clark 21049
- Fulton 21075
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Johnson 21115
- Knox 21121
- Larue 21123
- Lee 21129
- Lyon 21143
- Marshall 21157
- Meade 21163
- Montgomery 21173
- Pike 21195
- Rowan 21205
- Simpson 21213
- Trigg 21221
- Warren 21227
Louisiana view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 50 N ▾
- Alpena 26007
- Baraga 26013
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clinton 26037
- Emmet 26047
- Genesee 26049
- Gogebic 26053
- Gratiot 26057
- Houghton 26061
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Iron 26071
- Isabella 26073
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kalkaska 26079
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lake 26085
- Lapeer 26087
- Livingston 26093
- Luce 26095
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Manistee 26101
- Marquette 26103
- Menominee 26109
- Midland 26111
- Monroe 26115
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Ontonagon 26131
- Presque Isle 26141
- Roscommon 26143
- Schoolcraft 26153
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Tuscola 26157
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
- Wexford 26165
Minnesota view state ↗ 57 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Carlton 27017
- Carver 27019
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cook 27031
- Crow Wing 27035
- Douglas 27041
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lake 27075
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lyon 27083
- Marshall 27089
- Meeker 27093
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Ramsey 27123
- Red Lake 27125
- Redwood 27127
- Roseau 27135
- Scott 27139
- Sibley 27143
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Mississippi view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Montana view state ↗ 13 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 9 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 19 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Broome 36007
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chenango 36017
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Franklin 36033
- Hamilton 36041
- Herkimer 36043
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Schuyler 36097
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 50 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Alleghany 51005
- Amherst 51009
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Botetourt 51023
- Buchanan 51027
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Chesterfield 51041
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Goochland 51075
- Hampton (city) 51650
- James City 51095
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Nelson 51125
- Rockingham 51165
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Washington 51191
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/ELAC ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2717570 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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