Eleocharis is a virtually cosmopolitan genus of 250 or more species of flowering plants in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. [2] The name is derived from the Greek words ἕλειος ( heleios ), meaning "marsh dweller," and χάρις ( charis ), meaning "grace."

2023年11月24日 · Often known as Dwarf hair grass, Eleocharis Acicularis is a popular and easy-to-grow carpeting plant often used by aquascape enthusiasts. Looking to achieve a thick mat of bright green growth across the bottom of your tank? Eleocharis Acicularis may be exactly what you’re looking for.

Befitting its name, Common spikerush (Eleocharis palustris) is one of the most widespread species, occurring in every state in the union except Florida and Georgia (where other spikerush species take its place), as well as across northern Europe and Asia.

Eleocharis palustris, commonly called creeping spike rush, is a rhizomatous, wetland obligate perennial of the sedge family. It is native to marshes, wet meadows, springs, rivers, pond/lake margins, shores, ditches and brackish waters throughout the U. S., Canada, Europe and Asia.

Dwarf hairgrass (Eleocharis sp.) is a versatile and hardy plant noted for its use in creating thick carpets in aquariums.

Provides food for waterfowl and shorebirds. Serves as a host plant for Yellow-Collared Scape Moth and Thopeulis forbesellus. Grass or hair-like leaves that are red or purple at the base and green on the upper leaves up to 20 inches tall.

Eleocharis palustris, the common spike-rush, creeping spike-rush or marsh spike-rush, is a species of mat-forming perennial flowering plants in the sedge family Cyperaceae.

ELEOCHARIS R. Brown, Prodr. 224. 1810. Herbs, annual or perennial, usually cespitose, often rhizomatous, sometimes stoloniferous; rhizomes rarely with terminal tubers or bulbs, horizontal and long or ascending and caudexlike.

2021年5月4日 · Cultivated since ancient times, Eleocharis dulcis is a perennial aquatic plant popularly known as Chinese water chestnut. This iconic vegetable belongs to the large Cyperaceae family, which is dominated by sedges such as papyrus and cotton-grass.

Creeping spikerush is a perennial, heavily rhizomatous wetland plant that is found from low to mid elevations. It has a dense root mass that extends deeper that 40 cm (16 in) in the soil profile. The stems are singular or in small clusters and it will continue to grow to keep the heads out of the water if the water rises slowly.