Slender Spike-rush - Eleocharis uniglumis

It is similar to a slim form of Common Spike-rush, but has shinier stems, which are rarely more than 1 mm thick, and has redder tinged lower sheaths. The lowest glume almost encircles the spikelet base.

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Wet meadows.

Flowers May to July.

Perennial.

Widespread in Britain but often coastal and never common.

Rare in Leicestershire and Rutland. It was not recorded in the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire.