Habitats where common spike rush (Eleocharis palustris) grows:
| Habitat | NVC communities | Sites |
|---|---|---|
| Coastal floodplain grazing marsh | NVC → | Sites → |
| Dune slack | NVC → | Sites → |
| Lowland fen | NVC → | Sites → |
| Lowland meadow and pasture | NVC → | Sites → |
| Marginal and inundation | NVC → | Sites → |
| Nutrient rich eutrophic lake | NVC → | Sites → |
| Pond ditch and canal | NVC → | Sites → |
| Purple moor grass and rush pasture | NVC → | Sites → |
| Reedbed | NVC → | Sites → |
| Sand dune | NVC → | Sites → |
| Turlough and fluctuation mere | NVC → | Sites → |
| Upland lake loch and tarn | NVC → | Sites → |
| Upland spring flush | NVC → | Sites → |
| Valley mire | NVC → | Sites → |