Eleocharis atropurpurea (Retz.) Kunth
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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 - Tufted annual; stems divaricate or ascending, 3–15 cm; sheaths firm and very oblique at the top; spikelet ovoid, 2–8 mm, many-fld; scales closely imbricate, 1–1.5 mm, ovate, obtuse, with broad green or stramineous midstrip and deep brown or purplish sides; bristles whitish, scarcely barbellate, shorter than the achene, or obsolete; anthers less than 0.5 mm; style bifid; achene lenticular, obovoid, smooth and shining, black to dark cherry-red, 0.5 mm; tubercle pale, minute; 2n=20. Pantropical, n. to Ga., Io., and B.C.