Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Cyperaceae

Genus:

Eleocharis

Species:

Eleocharis minutiflora

Growth Characteristics

Life Cycle:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Height:

15 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Garden & Ecology Notes

Minimum Light:

Part Sun

Best Light:

Full Sun

Habitat:

Wetland, Riparian

Ecology:

Eleocharis minutiflora is a diminutive spike-rush occurring in wet sandy or muddy margins of ponds, ditches, and seasonal vernal depressions in Mexico and parts of the Caribbean.

Soil Requirements

Soil:

sandy — also tolerates clay, silt

Drainage:

wet

Moisture:

wet

Notes:

Occurs in wet, saturated sandy soils and muddy substrates prone to inundation.