Eleocharis parishii is a species of spikesedge known by the common name Parish's spikerush.
It is native to Northern Mexico, the Southwestern United States (from southwestern Oregon and California east to Kansas and western Texas).Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesBiota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution mapEspejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1997). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 5: 1-98. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F. It grows in moist and sandy habitats with fresh to brackish water.
Description Eleocharis parishii is a rhizomatous perennial herb forming mats of ridged stems up to tall. The narrow leaves are dark purplish to brown at the bases and becoming lighter in color toward the tips.Jepson Manual Treatment of Eleocharis parishii
The inflorescence is a lance-shaped spikelet appearing at the tip of the stem and measuring up to 1.5 centimeters long. It contains many flowers covered in dark brown bracts.Flora of North America, Eleocharis parishii Britton, J. New York Microscop. Soc. 5: 110. 1889.
References
External links Eleocharis parishii — U.C. Photo gallery