Pronunciation: el-ee-OK-ar-is mon-teh-vi-DEN-sis
Common name: Sand spikerush
Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge)
Habitat: Moist ground in many plant communities
to 6500', coastal southern California to edge of the
desert
Blooming period: May to September
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Eleocharis
2) montevidensis