Pronunciation: el-ee-OK-ar-is mak-ro-STAK-
ee-a
Common name: Common spikerush
Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge)
Habitat: Common and widespread in marshes and
wet places to 8000', many desert and cismontane
plant communities in Southern California
Blooming period: April to November
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Eleocharis
2) macrostachya