Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Cyperaceae > Eleocharis > Eleocharis ovata

Eleocharis ovata (ovate spikerush)

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Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Late Summer
Drought Tolerance [1]  None
Fire Tolerance [1]  High
Frost Free Days [1]  90 days
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  Low
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Summer
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Fall
Growth Form [1]  Bunch
Growth Period [1]  Summer, Fall
Growth Rate [1]  Moderate
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [1]  Annual
Propagation [1]  Bare Root, Seed, Sprig
Root Depth [1]  6 inches (15 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Slow
Seed Vigor [1]  Low
Shape/Orientation [1]  Semi-Erect
Structure [2]  Grass
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  None
Flower Color [1]  Green
Fruit Color [1]  Brown
Height [1]  20 inches (0.5 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Light Preference [3]  Mostly Sunny
Soil Acidity [1]  Moderate Acid
Soil Fertility [3]  Intermediate
Soil Moisture [3]  Damp
Water Use [1]  Moderate
Screening - Summer [1]  Porous
Screening - Winter [1]  Porous

Protected Areas

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3Ellenberg, H., Weber, H.E., Dull, R., Wirth, V., Werner, W., Paulissen, D. (1991) Zeigerwerte von Pflanzen in Mitteleuropa. Scripta Geobotanica 18, 1–248
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0