Schultes var. acicularis
Pronunciation: el-ee-OK-ar-is a-sik-yoo-LARE-is
Common name: Needle spikerush
Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge)
Habitat: Marshes, meadows, riverbanks, vernal pools,
sagebrush scrub to lodgepole pine forest to about
8500', California Floristic Province
Blooming period: May to August
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Eleocharis
(2) acicularis