Blunt Spikerush vs Chinese water chestnut

Eleocharis obtusa compared with Eleocharis dulcis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Spikerush	Chinese water chestnut
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Poales (Grasses)	Poales (Grasses)
Family same	Cyperaceae	Cyperaceae
Genus same	Eleocharis	Eleocharis
Species	Eleocharis obtusa	Eleocharis dulcis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blunt Spikerush and Chinese water chestnut share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Eleocharis.

Conservation Status

Blunt Spikerush

LC — Least Concern

Chinese water chestnut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Spikerush	Chinese water chestnut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt Spikerush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Italy, Portugal, and United States.

Chinese water chestnut

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Vietnam), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries).

Blunt Spikerush

The Blunt Spikerush (Eleocharis obtusa) is a species in the genus Eleocharis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Chinese water chestnut

The Chinese Water Chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis) is a species in the genus Eleocharis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Micronesia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States