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In dense vegetation in full sun on a rocky slope, plants were declining but stiff and straight and had lost most of their seeds. This was found a couple weeks ago by Brett Trowbridge who shared the location with me. Massachusetts Natural Heritage should have probably been tracking this but we haven't been. It was listed as state historic in Cullina et al. 2011, (the county checklist) but there are 6 herbarium records since 2001 which could be checked. It's quite rare in New England though common further west and south. In fact this is the first iNat observation in New England. The strongly cup shaped tip of the upper glume is a dead giveaway for this. For more good photos, see Minnesota Wildflowers page on this.

on a muddy part of an otherwise clean pondshore. This is a non-native invasive species not well documented yet in New England. The last shot is not in focus. Had to grab it from a video. But is shows what it looks like from a distance.