Needle spikerush

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Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. et Schult.

Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

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Eleocharis R. Br. (ハリイ)

E. acicularis (L.) Roem. et Schult.

Needle spikerush or least spikerush
Life form: short, turfed, perennial sedge
Habitat: sunny grassy marshlands, riversides, paddy fields, etc.
var. acicularis, the type
Chishimamatsubai (チシママツバイ, 千島松葉藺)
Distribution: warm and cool temperate regions in the Northern Hemisphere
var. longiseta Svenson
Matsubai (マツバイ, 松葉藺)
Distribution: China - Far East - Korea - Japan

Synonyms:

Eleocharis svensonii Zinserl.
Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. et Schult. ssp. yokoscensis (Franch. et Sav.) T. V. Egorova
Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. et Schult. f. longiseta (Svenson) T. Koyama
Eleocharis yokoscensis (Franch. et Sav.) Tang et F. T. Wang

Eleocharis acicularis in Hokkaido

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[1-3] in Jinchuan wetland, northeastern China, on June 11 2017.