Summary ²

Eleocharis palustris (common spike-rush, creeping spike-rush or marsh spike-rush) is a species of mat-forming perennial plants in the genus Eleocharis (and subgenus Eleocharis) growing in wetlands throughout the Boreal Kingdom. E. palustris is not easily distinguished from other closely related species and is extremely variable worldwide itself.

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1. (c) James K. Lindsey, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eleocharis.palustris.jpg
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleocharis_palustris

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