Eleocharis wolfii (A.Gray) Britton
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Cyperaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Rhizomatous perennial; stems in small tufts, erect, 1–4 dm, flattened, 1–1.5 mm wide; spikelet narrowly ovoid, 4–9 mm; scales 3 mm, imbricate in several rows, lance-ovate, acute or acuminate, somewhat marked with purple-brown, with broad scarious margins and tip; basal scale empty or floriferous; bristles none; style trifid; achene obpyramidal, 0.7–1 mm, pale or gray, with several longitudinal ridges and numerous transverse lines; tubercle conic, a fourth as long. Marshes; Ind. to Alta., s. to La. and Colo.; N.Y.