Eleocharis vivipara Link

  • 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 vivipara Link

  • Description

    Species Description - Cespitose perennial; stems 1–3 dm, filiform, erect to reclining and commonly proliferous at the tip; sheaths oblique at the orifice; spikelet linear-cylindric to narrowly lanceolate, 3–8 mm, or often proliferous and sterile; scales oblong, obtuse, 2 mm; bristles nearly equaling the achene; style trifid; achene trigonous, obovate, honeycomb-reticulate, scarcely over 1 mm; tubercle small, pyramidal. Swamps on the coastal plain; se. Va. to Fla.