[Specimen details]

Eleocharis equisetoides
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eleocharis equisetoides (Elliott) Torr.
Locality USA. Florida , Duval Co. : Sawmill Slough Preserve. University of North Florida, Jacksonville. 30° 16' 40" N 81° 31' 1" W
Description Uncommon; tufted perennial to 35 cm tall from rhizomes; culm is hollow with nodules and complete transverse septae; distal leaf sheats persistent, papery with acute apex; spike brown, not thicker than culm; achene yellow to brown with finely toothed perianth bristles that are shorter than achene body.
Habitat Wetland edge in a shallow depression of a prairie; with Xyris sp., Eriocaulon decangulare, Fuirene pumila, Cyperus sp., Ludwigia sp., and Drosera brevifolia.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 39 ft
Specimen Notes
Collector J. McGregor 2
Collection Date Jul 2011
Accession Number 261237
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