Taxonomy: Fam. Cyperaceae// Genus: Eleocharis// Species: Eleocharispalustris (L.) R. Br..
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Walters in Tutin et al. (1980).
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to the Temperate Northern Hemisphere – North America; North Africa; Europe to Russian far East, Japan, Himalaya, Yemen according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Ponds, stagnant water and other wet habitats – usually in shallow water.
Flowering period: Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.
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