Herbs, perennial, cespitose, floriferous culm 0.5–3 dm. Culms first ascending, soon arcuate-stoloniferous and creeping or floating, or growing submersed along bottom, each node with cluster of basal leaves and fibrous-roots, eventually each emergent terrestrial node with floriferous culm. Leaves basal; auricles 0.5–1 mm, apex acutish, membranous or thicker; blade spreading, flat, 2–10 (–15) cm × 1–3 mm. Inflorescences glomerules, (1–) 2–10, each with 3–12 flowers, open; primary bract usually shorter than inflorescence. Flowers: tepals green, margins scarious; inner series narrowly lanceolate, 5–9 mm, apex usually recurved; outer series obviously shorter, apex usually erect; stamens 3, filaments 1.5–3 mm, anthers 0.5–0.8 mm; style 0.5 mm. Capsules tan, 3-locular, narrowly ellipsoid, 3.5–5.5 × 0.8–1.2 mm. Seeds brown, ovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed.

Phenology: Flowering and fruiting summer–fall.
Habitat: Shores of ponds, lakes, and borrow pits, flatwood depressions, ditches, and drainage canals

Distribution

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Ala., Ark., Del., Fla., Ga., La., Md., Miss., N.C., Okla., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., Mexico (Tabasco), West Indies (Cuba)

Discussion

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"dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.