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Carl Farmer |
Fairly frequent in bare mud. A short plant, usually < 15 cm high. Spikelets 3-5 mm long. ID: Spikelets usually 2-3 together, their bract appearing as a continuation of the stem that goes well beyond the spikelets. Fruit ribbed - this is necessary to distinguish it from the rare I cernua, which has non-ribbed fruit, but that species usually also has the bract no longer than the spikelets, and has paler glumes than I setacea. Other features: Tufted, often an annual. Leaves thread-like, channelled, single or paired, from base of stem and shorter than stem. |
