Scientific Name: Eleocharis minuta

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  • Type:
    Sedge. Often rhizomatous.
  • Family:
    Cyperaceae
  • Fruit:
    Nut, biconvex
  • Vegetation Type:
    Swampy areas, waters edge or in water
  • Species List:
    SRR, Heritage Park
Identification Notes

**Identifying features - Elaeocharis sp** Culms: Tufted, erect, cylindrical to sharply angled. Inflorescence: Terminal, single spikelet; cylindrical or angular with spirally arranged glumes;flowers bisexual. Involucral bracts: Under each ray, mostly leaf-like. Leaves: Grass-like or reduced to sheathing scales.