''Eleocharis sphacelata'', commonly known as tall spikerush, is a sedge of 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 ...

that is native to Australia and New Zealand. The erect

rhizomatous In botany and dendrology, a rhizome ( ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow hori ...

perennial herb to grass-like sedge typically grows to a height of . It blooms between February and October producing white flowers. It is found in and around lagoons and in and swampy areas in coastal parts of the

Kimberley Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to: Places and historical events Australia Queensland * Kimberley, Queensland, a coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas South Australia * County of Kimberley, a cadastral unit in South Australia Ta ...

, South West, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

where it grows in black muddy soils.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15583929 Plants described in 1810 Flora of Western Australia sphacelata Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)