Freshwater
Dwarf spikerush
Eleocharis parvula
Cyperaceae
Facts
Care
- Growth form
- Under water
- Placement
- Foreground
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Helps
- Growth
- Medium
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Height
- Up to 8 cm
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Baltic States, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, Denmark, Finland, France, and 27 more countries.
Introduced to Egypt.
More about the species
Description
Eleocharis parvula is a species of spikesedge known by the common names dwarf spikerush, small spikerush and hairgrass in aquaria. It is a plant of brackish and saltwater habitat, such as marshes and mudflats. It is a perennial herb growing tufts of spongy, compressible stems not more than 10 centimeters tall. The plant grows from a tuber which is J-shaped or horseshoe-shaped, a characteristic that helps in the identification of the species. The inflorescence is an oval-shaped spikelet just 2 or 3 millimeters long, made up of several tiny flowers.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Chaetocyperus membranaceus
- Chaetocyperus pusillus
- Chaetocyperus pygmaeus
- Clavula comosa
- Eleocharis membranacea
- Eleocharis pygmaea
In other languages
- Dvergsivaks
- Dvärgsäv
- Lav Kogleaks
- Pikkuluikka
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