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Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann
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Family Cyperaceae
Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult.
needle spike-rush
Eleocharis: Greek elos for "marsh" and charis for grace, referring to marsh plant
acicularis: needle-like
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1-6" tall, semi-aquatic, emergent sedge; stems very thin and short; fine spreading rhizomes |
| Flower: | tiny, covered with scales with greenish midrib; inflorescence solitary, oval spikelet wider at stem end |
| Fruit: | rounded nutlet with tubercule (cap) on top |
| Leaf: | only sheaths at stem base |
| Habitat: | wet; shores, water to 6' deep |
| (Glossary) |
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