Shortleaf Spikesedge (Cyperus brevifolius, 短叶水蜈蚣).
Persistent hot weather from late summer to early Autumn has reduced the Xiang river, which had been bloated by indefatigable Spring rains. Many mudflats have reemerged and new vegetation is swiftly conquering the rich dark mud. There is plenty rough cocklebur, yellowcress, and various persicaria emerging from the soil, but for now it is shortleaf spikesedge that is gaining the upperhand, with copious new growths rising from the dense cracked earth.
