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blunt spikerush
Eleocharis obtusa
Eleocharis obtusa
blunt spikerush Sedge Family
Eleocharis obtusa Cyperaceae
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common name
  blunt spikerush
accepted scientific name
  Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult.
rules for finding collection records
  Eleocharis obtusa (106)
family name
  • Cyperaceae
Image Author: ©2005-2015 John Hilty, Illinois Wildflowers
Image License: Author's permission
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Category: Grass/Sedge/Rush
Grass Category: Sedge
Plant Observed All Year
Indigenous to Hawaii

How Likely at this Location (22%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (27%)
where plant found
mag select

Wetland
Riparian
Forest
Grassland
Aquatic
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Names

Accepted Scientific Name

Eleocharis obtusa   (Willd.) Schult.   (TSN: 40017, Index: 641)


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