Eleocharis acuta

Common Spike-rush at Paddys River, ACT

Eleocharis acuta at Paddys River, ACT - 11 Jan 2018 07:46 AM
Eleocharis acuta at Paddys River, ACT - 11 Jan 2018 07:46 AM
Eleocharis acuta at Paddys River, ACT - 11 Jan 2018 07:46 AM
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Eleocharis acuta 8 Mar 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Eleocharis acuta 1 Feb 2018 KenT

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Culms 2-3 mm across, cylindrical

3 comments

   23 Feb 2018
See comments on the species page:
http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/4716
KenT wrote:
   23 Feb 2018
Michael, the ACT plant census lists six species of Eleocharis in the ACT. The leaf sheath character given on the species page used to distinguish Eleocharis acuta is one of several that differs for the six ACT species. A combination of culm, glume and spikelet characters can also be used to distinguish between these six species in the absence of a nut and leaf-sheath in the images. Which of the six species are you having trouble distinguishing the suggested identification from?
   24 Feb 2018
Ken, I was merely suggesting that including a photo of the leaf sheath might help in the ID.

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