species
Eleocharis palustris
Common Spike-rush · common spikerush
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Eleocharis palustris belongs to the family Cyperaceae, also known as Common Spike-rush or common spikerush, native to the UK. It grows in full sun, where the ground is neutral and in poorly drained or boggy conditions. It tolerates coastal exposure.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Poorly drained, Boggy
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Native
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