needle spikerush

Eleocharis acicularis

characteristics

A diminutive perennial often growing in clumps or large mats. Thin grass like stems with short oval spikelets which are brown and covered with hair-like, white flowers. Circumboreal. Grows in shallow water.

900,000 seeds/pound; starts from seed, bare root, sprigs, cuttings.

habitat

Wet meadows, bogs, marsh and pond edges.

uses

Seeds and stems are an important food for waterfowl and mammals.
Provides habitat for fish and amphibians.
Sometimes used in aquariums and/or terrariums.