page_title: Eriocaulon
section_title: Selected species
hierarchical_section_title: Eriocaulon / Selected species
caption_attribution_description: English: Eriocaulon heterolepis&#160;? in Narsapur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
context_page_description: Eriocaulon is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regions, particularly southern Asia and the Americas. A few species extend to temperate regions, with ca. 10 species in the United States, mostly in the southern states from California to Florida, and only two species in Canada; China has 35 species, also mostly southern. Only one species occurs in Europe, where it is confined to the Atlantic Ocean coasts of Scotland and Ireland; this species also occurs in eastern North America and is thought to be a relatively recent natural colonist in Europe. In the Americas, Eriocaulon is the only genus in its family that occurs north of Florida. They tend to be associated with wet soils, many growing in shallow water, in wetlands, or in wet savannas like flatwoods. In wet soils, their abundance appears to be related to water levels, fire frequency, and competition from other plants such as grasses. Experiments have shown that they are weak competitors compared to many other wetland plant species.
context_section_description: Names were sourced from official sources including: the Flora of North America, the Flora of China, currently accepted Australian taxa from the Australian Plant Name Index, etc..
  Eriocaulon achiton
  Eriocaulon acutibracteatum
  Eriocaulon aethiopicum
  Eriocaulon albocapitatum
  Eriocaulon aloefolium R.J.Davies – Qld, Australia
  Eriocaulon alpestre
  Eriocaulon angustulum
  Eriocaulon anshiense
  Eriocaulon apetalum
  Eriocaulon aquaticum (Hill) Druce – n. Europe & e. North America
  Eriocaulon asteroides
  Eriocaulon athertonense G.J.Leach – Qld, Australia
  Eriocaulon atrum
  Eriocaulon australasicum (F.Muell.) Korn. – SA, NSW, Vic, Australia
  Eriocaulon australe R.Br. – Cambodia, China, W Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, NT, Qld, NSW, Australia, Pacific Islands
  Eriocaulon balakrishnanii
  Eriocaulon bamendae
  Eriocaulon baramaticum
  Eriocaulon barbeyanum
  Eriocaulon benthamii
  Eriocaulon bifistulosum Van Heurck & Mull.Arg. – Qld, Australia
  Eriocaulon bolei
  Eriocaulon brevipedunculatum
  Eriocaulon breviscapum
  Eriocaulon brownianum
  Eriocaulon buergerianum
  Eriocaulon carpentariae G.J.Leach – NT, Qld, Australia
  Eriocaulon carsonii F.Muell. – SA, Qld, NSW, Australia
  subsp. carsonii – SA, Qld, NSW, Australia
  subsp. euloense R.J.Davies – Qld, Australia
  subsp. orientale R.J.Davies – Qld, Australia
  Eriocaulon chinorossicum
  Eriocaulon cinereum R.Br. – WA, NT, Qld, Australia
  Eriocaulon clarksonii G.J.Leach – Qld, Australia
  Eriocaulon compressum
  Eriocaulon concretum F.Muell. – WA, NT, Qld, Australia
  Eriocaulon conicum
  Eriocaulon cookei
  Eriocaulon cuspidatum
  Eriocaulon dalzellii
  Eriocaulon decangulare
  Eriocaulon decemflorum
  Eriocaulon depressum R.Br. ex Sm. – NT, Qld, Australia
  Eriocaulon dictyophyllum
  Eriocaulon dregei
  Eriocaulon duthiei
  Eriocaulon echinulatum
  Eriocaulon elenorae
  Eriocaulon ermeiense
  Eriocaulon eurypeplon
  Eriocaulon exsertum
  Eriocaulon faberi
  Eriocaulon fistulosum R.Br. ex Sm. – WA, NT, Qld, Australia
  Eriocaulon fluviatile
  Eriocaulon fysonii
  Eriocaulon giganticum R.J.Davies – Qld, Australia
  Eriocaulon glabripetalum
  Eriocaulon gregatum
  Eriocaulon henryanum
  Eriocaulon heterolepis
  Eriocaulon hookerianum
  Eriocaulon hydrophilum
  Eriocaulon inapertum G.J.Leach – WA, NT, Australia
  Eriocaulon inyangense
  Eriocaulon kanarense
  Eriocaulon karnatakense
  Eriocaulon kathmanduense
  Eriocaulon koernickianum
  Eriocaulon kolhapurense
  Eriocaulon konkanense
  Eriocaulon koynense
  Eriocaulon kunmingense
  Eriocaulon lanceolatum
  Eriocaulon leianthum
  Eriocaulon leptophyllum
  Eriocaulon leucomelas
  Eriocaulon lineare
  Eriocaulon lividum F.Muell. – Australia
  Eriocaulon longicuspe
  Eriocaulon longifolium
  Eriocaulon longipetalum
  Eriocaulon luzulifolium
  Eriocaulon madayiparense
  Eriocaulon maharashtrense
  Eriocaulon mangshanense
  Eriocaulon margaretae
  Eriocaulon mbalensis
  Eriocaulon meiklei
  Eriocaulon microcephalum
  Eriocaulon minimum
  Eriocaulon minusculum
  Eriocaulon minutum
  Eriocaulon miquelianum
  Eriocaulon monoscapum F.Muell. – NT, Australia
  Eriocaulon nantoense
  Eriocaulon nanum R.Br. – Qld, Australia
  Eriocaulon nematophyllum G.J.Leach – NT, Qld, Australia
  Eriocaulon nepalense
  Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum
  Eriocaulon obclavatum
  Eriocaulon odontospermum G.J.Leach – WA, NT, Qld, Australia
  Eriocaulon odoratum
  Eriocaulon oryzetorum
  Eriocaulon pallidum R.Br. – Qld, Australia
  Eriocaulon parkeri
  Eriocaulon parviflorum
  Eriocaulon parvulum
  Eriocaulon parvum
  Eriocaulon patericola G.J.Leach – WA, NT, Australia
  Eriocaulon pectinatum
  Eriocaulon peninsulare
  Eriocaulon pusillum Sol. ex R.Br. – WA, NT, Qld, Australia
  Eriocaulon pygmaeum Sol. ex Sm. – WA, NT, Qld, Australia
  Eriocaulon quinquangulare
  Eriocaulon ratnagiricum
  Eriocaulon ravenelii
  Eriocaulon richardianum
  Eriocaulon ritchieanum
  Eriocaulon robustius
  Eriocaulon robustobrownianum
  Eriocaulon robustum
  Eriocaulon rockianum
  Eriocaulon rouxianum
  Eriocaulon sahyadricum
  Eriocaulon santapaui
  Eriocaulon scariosum Sm. – Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic., Australia
  Eriocaulon schimperi
  Eriocaulon schlechteri
  Eriocaulon schochianum
  Eriocaulon schultzii Benth. – NT, Australia
  Eriocaulon sclerophyllum
  Eriocaulon scullionii G.J.Leach – WA, NT, Australia
  Eriocaulon sedgwickii
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caption: Eriocaulon heterolepis
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