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Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Eleocharis flavescens (Poiret) Urban v. flavescens (Yellow Spikerush)

Coffee Pot Mountain

 

Habitat: near water
Life Form: rush
Leaf Description: alternate grasslike
Flower Color: brown
Spines: spineless
Family: Cyperaceae (sedge family)
Abundance: uncommon
Additional Information:
Felger, R.S., S. Rutman, and J. Malusa. 2013. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of Southwestern Arizona: Part 5. Monocots except grasses. Phytoneuron 2013-76, 1-59 page 38 (4.6 MB pdf)

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