Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Cyperaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Eleocharis radicans (Poir.) Kunth

  • Description

    Species Description - Stems 2–8 dm, 0.25–0.5 mm thick, spongy, becoming rugose- striate when dry; spikelet ovate, usually flattened, 2–4 mm; anthers not over 0.6 mm; bristles not overtopping the tubercle; otherwise much like no. 10 [Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult.]. Wet sand; trop. Amer., n. to se. Va. and Okla.; Mich.