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Eleocharis macrostachya
Also called Creeping spikerush, Long Headed Spikerush
Pale spikerush is a rhizomatous perennial sedge that forms colonies of bright green stems, mostly from wet or waterlogged ground. Keep its roots moist or wet and give it open sun to light shade.
Eleocharis macrostachya is a species of spikesedge known by the common name pale spikerush.
E. macrostachya has been studied as part of wetland restoration, as well as the removal of arsenic in groundwater via rhizofiltration as part of phytoremediation. Wetlands have the capacity to remove many conventional contaminants from wastewater, even in highly saline water. Olmos-Marquez (2012) identified E. macrostachya as having the greatest arsenic retention in an experimental wetland, suggesting that it acts as a rhizofiltrator.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eleocharis macrostachya 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.
