Eleocharis geniculata
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Eleocharis geniculata

Canada spikesedge · Spike-rush · Bent spikerush · Canada spikerush · Capitate spikerush

Tier 2 Difficulty: easy Water: low Light: full_sun
Temperature
15–37 °C
Hardiness
Zone 8–11
Click count
3
Observations
2

Description

Source: leafsnap

Eleocharis geniculata is a species of spikesedge known by several common names, including bent spikerush and Canada spikesedge. This is a widespread plant of wet areas in the Americas, Asia, Africa, Australia, Madagascar, and some Pacific Islands. It is an annual spikesedge growing to a maximum height of about 40 centimeters. It has a few straw-colored leaves and many thin erect stems. The stems hold inflorescences of rounded spikelets each containing at least 10 tiny flowers. The flowers are covered with dark greenish-brown bracts. The fruit is a shiny purple-brown achene not more than a millimeter long.

Care Guide

💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun

Canada spikesedge comes from habitats with plentiful sunlight, such as the shallow margins of ponds and lakes. It prefers full sun but can also withstand partial sun.

Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 15–37.8°C

Canada spikesedge comes from tropical areas where the climate is generally warm and humid. Consequently, it is well suited to high temperatures and humidity. It dislikes sudden temperature shifts and prefers a stable temperature, so avoiding fluctuations indoors is important. It typically does not tolerate cold and requires warmer conditions to grow. If the surrounding temperature drops too low, the plant may stop growing or even perish.

Ideal temperature: 15–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity

Characteristics

Plant Type
Grass
Life Cycle
Annual
Genus
Eleocharis
Family
Cyperaceae
Hardiness Zone
8-11
Mature Height
10 cm to 30 cm
Mature Spread
5 cm to 15 cm
Leaf Color
Green
Leaf Type
Deciduous
Flower Color
Yellow
Flower Size
0.25 cm to 0.51 cm
Bloom Time
Summer, Early fall, Mid fall
Planting Time
Spring, Summer, Autumn
Harvest Time
Late summer, Fall, Early winter
Native Area
Sri Lanka, Burkina Faso, Belize, India, Mexico, Guatemala, Pakistan, Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau, Uganda, Tanzania, Fiji, Benin, Sierra Leone, Indonesia, Cameroon, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Honduras, Peru, Philippines, Panama, Chad, China, Colombia, Afghanistan, Japan, El Salvador, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Gambia, Congo (DRC), Somalia, Egypt, Malaysia, Namibia, Eritrea, Yemen, Kenya, Niger, Zimbabwe, Jamaica, Iraq, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Venezuela, Brazil, Oman, Ghana, Botswana, Congo, South Africa, Zambia, Mauritania, Greece, Guinea, Bahamas, Bolivia, Vietnam, Guyana, Nicaragua, Singapore, Thailand, Gabon

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Common Names (7)

en Canada spikesedge
en Spike-rush
en Bent spikerush
en Canada spikerush
en Capitate spikerush
en Geniculate spikerush
en Knee spikerush