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Eleocharis quadrangulata (Michx.) Roem. & Schult.

Common Name: FOUR-SIDED SPIKE-RUSH
Coefficient of Conservatism: 8
Coefficient of Wetness: -5
Wetness Index: OBL
Physiognomy: Nt P-Sedge

Along margins of lakes and ponds and in shallow water (up to about 6 dm) on sandy, marly, or peaty bottoms.

The roots sometimes bear distinct pediceled tubers. Both this species and E. equisetoides are striking robust colony forming plants.

A. A. Reznicek

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Counties
Berrien
Calhoun
Cheboygan
Genesee
Hillsdale
Ingham
Ionia
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Kent
Livingston or Washtenaw
Montcalm
Oakland
St. Clair
Tuscola
Washtenaw

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 16, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/1117