Eleocharis interstincta
jointed spikerush

Native to Florida

This is one of the largest Eleocharis species and may first be noticed as a patch of dark green stems growing in the water on the edge of a canal, having conspicuous light brown cylindrical spikes at the tips. This Eleocharis is one of 30 species that exist in Florida (Wunderlin, 1998). Jointed spikerush occurs in AL, FL, TX; and in PR and the Virgin Islands (Kartesz, 1999).

Jointed spikerush is a sedge. Stems erect, firm, round, 16-48 in. tall, to 1/2 in. across; conspicuous cross hatching (light green lines) at stem walls, closer nearer the top; leaf blades none, just sheaths; sheath thin, soft, red; inflorescence a single spikelet, about as wide as stem, at stem tip, cylindrical, long, to 2 in. long, scale tops very rounded; flowers many, whitish; nutlets rounded, surrounded by barbed bristles.

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