Slender Spikerush

Scientific Name: Eleocharis baldwinii 

Distinguishing Characteristics:
•Very fine, bright green rush; appears like green hair in hand.
•2 growth forms: can grow in moist soil or on top of floating objects having the appearance of winter rye grass; or can be submerged as a tangled mass often just below or at the surface.
 
Eleocharis baldwinii taken by Graves Lovell
 
Eleocharis baldwinii taken by Graves Lovell

Eleocharis baldwinii taken by Graves Lovell

Eleocharis baldwinii taken by Graves Lovell
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