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Cyperaceae

Eleocharis sphacelata R.Br.

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Eleocharis

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Eleocharis sphacelata: Native warm-season perennial aquatic sedge with stout rhizome. Stems are terete, transversely septate, to 5 m tall (in deep water) and 4–12 mm diam. Flowerheads
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Eleocharis biseptata Steud.
  • Eleocharis subsphacelata Steud.
  • Scirpus sphacelatus (R.Br.) Poir.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.