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Lachnocaulon anceps

Lachnocaulon anceps (Walter) Morong

Whitehead Bogbutton, Hairy Pipewort, Hat-pins, Bog Bachelor's-buttons

Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort Family)

Synonym(s): Eriocaulon anceps, Lachnocaulon floridanum, Lachnocaulon glabrum

USDA Symbol: LAAN

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall when flowering.

Distribution

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

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACW				OBL	OBL

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. Click here for map of regions.

Wildflower Center Seed Bank

LBJWC-MLE-23 Collected 2006-07-23 in Hardin County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

1 collection(s) available in the Wildflower Center Seed Bank

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
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 Lachnocaulon anceps in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lachnocaulon anceps in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lachnocaulon anceps

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-11-02
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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