Eleocharis rostellata

It is a perennial, grass-like plant that grows in dense clumps and mats in wet habitats like salt marshes and fens. It is characterized by its wiry, tubular stems, which can arch and root at the tips, and a single spikelet at the end of the stem. The plant also reproduces by seed and vegetatively by sprouting from bits of rhizome. The inflorescence is a single spikelet up to 2 centimeters long made up of many tiny flowers covered in light brown, sometimes purple-spotted bracts. The flowers are inconspicuous and reduced, with sepals and petals absent and replaced by 4-8 barbed bristles. The spikelet is solitary and located at the tip of the stem. The plant is found across North America and is sensitive to habitat changes, such as those caused by invasive species or altered water flow.