spike rush

1. A sedge of the genus Eleocharis (synset 112174097)
   is a type of: sedge - grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
   subtypes:

   • chinese water chestnut, eleocharis dulcis, water chestnut - Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers
   • eleocharis acicularis, hair grass, needle rush, needle spike rush, slender spike rush - fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums
   • creeping spike rush, eleocharis palustris - cylindrical-stemmed sedge
   belongs to: eleocharis, genus eleocharis - sedges having dense spikes of flowers and leaves reduced to basal sheaths

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