| Family | Cyperaceae |
| Scientific name | Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & Schultes forma longista (Svenson) T. Koyama |
| Synonyms | Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & Shultes var. longiseta Svenson |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) matsuba-i [pine needles rush] |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Indochina | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=20 |
| Description | Plants culms 3-7cm tall. Flowers 2-4mm, flowering in June to September. Annual plants. |
| Reference | Eleocharis acicularis (Linnaeus) Roemer & Schultes |
| September 2006 at lowland swamp |
September 2006 at lowland swamp |
September 2006 at lowland swamp |