Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. et Schult.

Spice Spikelets Spikelets2 In the field

Family: CYPERACEAE

Genus: Eleocharis

Catalan common name: Escirp de marjals. Jonquet.

Spanish common name: Bayunquillo. Junco borde. Junquillo.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Cosmopolitan and subcosmopolitan

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte. Hydrophyte.

Habitats: Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches).

Characteristics: Temporarily or permanently flooded soils: pools, ponds, small lakes riverbanks, wet grasslands, etc. A rhizomatous plant that usually generates large populations. The stems are ± thin, 1-4 mm in diameter. The spikelets are usually small (de 5-30 mm), and straw or dark brown in colour. Differs from E. quinqueflora as it superior sheath is transversely truncated and the nutlets are not longitudinally striated.