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Eriocaulon texense

Eriocaulon texense Koern.

Texas Pipewort

Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ERTE8

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May
Bloom Notes: Staminate flowers: pale to dark gray, margins with white, club-shaped hairs. Pistillate flowers: sepals dark gray with white club-shaped hairs, petals yellow-white with white club-shaped hairs.

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , SC , TX

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: OBL OBL OBL
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) 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 texense in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriocaulon texense in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriocaulon texense

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-10-12
Research By: SET

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