familyCyperaceae
genusEleocharis
subgenusEleocharis subg. Eleocharis
sectionEleocharis sect. Eleocharis
speciesEleocharis microcarpa
Eleocharis microcarpa var. filiculmis
Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 312. 1836.
Proximal scale 1.2–2 × 0.8–1 mm. Flowers: perianth bristles 6, colorless, white or rarely pale or red-brown, 0.6–1 mm, shorter than to equaling achene; spinules retrorse, minute, barely evident at 45X. Achenes 0.35–0.5 mm wide. Tubercles pyramidal or birettaform, 0.1–0.2 × 0.1–0.3 mm. 2n = 10.
Phenology: Fruiting spring–fall.
Habitat: Fresh, wet places in clearings in pine woods, depressions in cypress-black gum forests, lakeshores
Elevation: 0–600 m
Distribution
Ala., Fla., Ga., Ind., La., Md., Mass., Mich., Miss., N.J., N.C., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va.
Discussion
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