Meet Baldwin’s Spikerush! Eleocharis baldwinii This native sedge forms dense mats in moist, low-lying areas, pond margins, ditches, and in shallow waters. It can also grow in water several feet deep. It is an evergreen perennial with many thin, unbranched stems of various heights. The slender stems grow 2-6 inches tall and are connected via runners that form ground-covering patches. The inflorescence consists of a single spikelet at the tip of the stem, which is narrowly elliptic and reddish-bro