Eleocharis geniculata

Taxobox
name = "Eleocharis geniculata"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Cyperaceae
genus = "Eleocharis"
species = "E. geniculata"
binomial = "Eleocharis geniculata"
binomial_authority = (L.) Roem. & Schult.
synonyms = "Scirpus caribaea"
"Scirpus geniculata"

"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, and some Pacific Islands. 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.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7928,8103,8109 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ELGE USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Eleocharis+geniculata Photo gallery]