Etymology: Eleocharis: Greek elos for "marsh" and charis for grace, referring to marsh plant
Plants: perennial sedge
Conservation Status: Special Concern

- plant rhizomatous, stems appearing somewhat spongy

- mature spikelet thicker than the culm

- spikelet ovoid and acute at the apex

- achene 2-sided, olive green to brown, 1-1.5 mm long incl. the green tubercle

- summit of leaf sheaths thin, membranous, cleft on one side, usu. whitish

- bogs, dry stream banks, lake and pond margins, mud flats, marshes, moist meadows, often in marly places in several inches of water

 

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Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 8, Wetland Indicator = OBL WIS DNR-Bureau of Endangered Resources: Detailed information on Wisconsin listed species including state and federal status, photos, etc. USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos