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Eriocaulon microcephalum
Eriocaulon microcephalum Kunth
Smallhead Hat-pin, Smallhead Pipewort
Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: ERMI7
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 inches tall.
Fruit: Seeds rich red-brown.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , YellowBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: CANative Habitat: Moist boggy upland meadows, western-montane.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Eriocaulon microcephalum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Eriocaulon microcephalum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriocaulon microcephalum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-02Research By: CBR