Eleocharis acicularis
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| Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & Schultes (1817) |
Common names
Dwarf Hairgrass; Needle spikerush
Synonyms
Heleocharis acicularis (L.) R. Brown; Scirpus acicularis L.; Scirpus chaeta Schultes; Scirpus exigua Humboldt; Scirpus radicans Poiret; Elecharis acicularis Nees; Eleocharis radicans Steudel; Elecharis rivularis Phillip; Eleogiton exigua A. Dietrich; Limnochloa acicularis Schechtendal ...
Origins=
Worldwide
Description
Long grass-like stems to about 6 inches (15cm) (shorter under bog conditions) from a creeping rootstock. In shallow water it will form short spikes of tiny flowers amongst flat overlapping bracts. Flowers tiny, less than 5mm in diameter, borne in single, sharply pointed, lanceoloid spikelets, up to .25 inches (0.6cm) long, at the tip of each stem. Flowering June-October.
Ecological aspects
Marshes and bogs
Cultivation
Can be grown in the cool or tropical aquarium. Commonly grown in the middle or front. It prefers plenty of light a moderate substrate and grows fast with the addition of CO2 to the water.
It reproduces by runners.
References=
- Roe, Colin D. (1967), A Manual of Aquarium Plants, Shirley Aquatics, Solihull
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