Eleocharis equisetoides (Elliott) Torr.
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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 to 1 m, 5 mm thick, cross-septate at intervals of 2–5 cm; spikelet cylindric, 1.5–3 cm, about as thick as the stem; scales oval, obtuse to broadly rounded, scarious-margined, purple-dotted inside; bristles few, crooked, weak, up to as long as the achene; style trifid or bifid; achene biconvex, obovoid, golden-brown, 2 mm; tubercle dark, flattened, triangular, 1 mm. Shallow water; near the coast from Mass. to Fla., w. to Wis., Mo., and Tex. (E. interstincta, misapplied)