''Eleocharis plana'', the flat spike-sedge, is a flat perennial sedge (in the family

Cyperaceae The Cyperaceae () are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as wikt:sedge, sedges. The family (biology), family is large; botanists have species description, described some 5,500 known species in about 90 ...

) with creeping rhizomes, which grows up to 80 cm high in moist situations. It is widespread in inland

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

, and is also found in

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

and in

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

. The spikelets are narrow and from 10 to 20 mm long (sometimes 40 mm). There are three stamens. The anthers are 1.5–3.1 mm long and the style is trifid. The nut is obovoid, and from 1.2 to 1.8 mm long and about 1 mm in diameter. It is shining and a bright yellow to brown, with the base of the style base being about half as long and wide as the nut. It flowers from spring to summer. ''Eleocharis plana'' was first described by

Stanley Thatcher Blake Stanley Thatcher Blake (1910 – 24 February 1973) was an Australian botanist who served as president of the Royal Society of Queensland and who was associated with the Queensland Herbarium beginning in 1945 until his death. Background Prior to ...

in 1938.

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''Eleocharis plana'' occurrence data
from AVH Plants described in 1938 Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland Flora of South Australia Taxa named by Stanley Thatcher Blake plana {{Cyperaceae-stub