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Eleocharis (obtusa)

Amy Bartow
Seed and Plant Production Manager
USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center
3415 NE Granger Ave
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
(541) 757-4812 ext 103
(541) 757-4733 (fax)
amy.bartow@or.usda.gov
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/orpmc
Family Scientific Name: Cyperaceae
Family Common Name: Sedge family
Scientific Name: Eleocharis obtusa Schultes
Common Name: blunt spikerush
Species Code: ELOB2
Ecotype: Seeds were collected from Lane Co., Oregon near Eugene.
Propagation Goal: seeds
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.)
Time To Grow: 0
Target Specifications: Grow plugs to be transplanted into raised beds for seed increase.
Propagule Collection: Seed heads are cut off plants using hand-held grass trimers and then raked into pils and put on tarps in an open greenhouse to dry.
Propagule Processing: Seeds were brushed in a lab-sized Westrup brsuh machine. Seeds were cleaned using a small air screen machine.
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:		 Seeds were sown into cone-tainers filled with Sunshine#1 (a soil-less, peat-based media) amended with micro-nutrients (Micromax) and a slow-release fertilizer (Osmocote 14-14-14). Flats of cone-tainers were placed in a cooler for 5 weeks cold stratification.
Establishment Phase: Seeds germinate once they have been exposed to warm temperatures (80 degrees).
Other Comments: This species floweres in its first growing season.

Citation:

Bartow, Amy. 2007. Propagation protocol for production of Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) Eleocharis obtusa Schultes seeds USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center Corvallis, Oregon. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/04/20). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.