Eleocharis Intermedia Schultes, p. 146

21. Eleocharis Intermedia Schultes.
Syn. E. reclinata, Kunth. Scirpus intermedius
Muhl.

Culms capillary, wiry, diffuse or reclining, angular and sulcate; spike oblong-ovate, acutish loosely 10 to 18 flowered; scales oblong, obtuse, green-keeled, the sides purplish brown; bristles 6, longer than the achenium; style 3 cleft; achenium mostly obovoid, with a narrowed base, beaked with a slender conical awl shaped distinct tubercle. Culms 6 to 12 inches long. Flowers in July.

Wet places, particularly in shallow water; Ohio and Michigan. Extends south to Kentucky.