Eleocharis geniculata explained

Eleocharis geniculata is a species of spikesedge known by several common names, including bent spikerush and Canada spikesedge. This is a widespread plant of wet areas in the Americas, Asia, Africa, Australia, Madagascar, and some Pacific Islands.^{[1] [2] [3]} It is an annual spikesedge growing to a maximum height of about 40 centimeters. It has a few straw-colored leaves and many thin erect stems. The stems hold inflorescences of rounded spikelets each containing at least 10 tiny flowers. The flowers are covered with dark greenish-brown bracts. The fruit is a shiny purple-brown achene not more than a millimeter long.^[4]

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile
• Photo gallery

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=242508 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242101135 Flora of China, Vol. 23 Page 196, 黑籽荸荠 hei zi bi qi, Eleocharis geniculata (Linnaeus) Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 2: 150. 1817.
3. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Eleocharis%20geniculata.png Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101135 Flora of North America, Eleocharis geniculata (Linnaeus) Roemer & Schultes in J. J. Roemer et al., Syst. Veg. 2: 150. 1817.