Scientific Name: Elaeocharis sphacelata

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Identification Notes

Tall sedge with rounded septate stems found in fresh water lagoons and similar places. **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.