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Eleocharis caespitosissima is a small annual, grass-like sedge from the Cyperaceae family, native to northern Australia and reported from Madagascar. It forms low tufts and grows in wet places, so it needs consistently moist or waterlogged conditions.
Eleocharis caespitosissima is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.
The annual herb to grass-like sedge typically grows to a height of 0.02 to 0.15 metres (0.066 to 0.492 ft) and a width of about 0.15 m (0.49 ft)and has a tufted habit. It blooms between May and August.
Needle spikerush · Sharp Spike Sedge · Purple spikerush · Glades spikerush · Bolander's spikerush · Eleocharis brassii · Algal Bulrush · Drooping Spikerush · Eleocharis dietrichiana · Chinese water chestnut · Jointed spikesedge · Bald spikerush
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eleocharis caespitosissima by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
