Eleocharis minutissima
Eleocharis minutissima
- Native to:
- Belize | Costa Rica | Cuba | Honduras | Mexico | Mexico Southeast | Panamá
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Genus:
- Eleocharis
- Species:
- Eleocharis minutissima
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 6 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Minimum Light:
- Part Sun
- Best Light:
- Full Sun
- Habitat:
- Wetland, Riparian
- Ecology:
- Eleocharis minutissima is a diminutive annual spike-rush inhabiting wet sandy or muddy borders of pools, streams, and damp depressions in savannas and seasonal wetlands across Mesoamerica and the Caribbean.
Soil Requirements
- Soil:
- sandy — also tolerates silt, clay
- Drainage:
- wet
- Moisture:
- wet
- Notes:
- Occurs on wet, sandy to muddy substrates subjected to periodic inundation or saturation.