Ashy Pipewort
Eriocaulon cinereum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir & more
- Flowering
- August-December
How to identify Ashy Pipewort
Identify Ashy Pipewort by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Ash-grey flower heads.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Flat button-shaped head.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Eriocaulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ashy Pipewort.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Eriocaulon cinereum
- Genus
- Eriocaulon
- Family
- Eriocaulaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Marshy areas
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- Old world tropics, introduced in New world
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Basal
Typical of the Eriocaulaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- Flat button-shaped headrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Head
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ashy Pipewort itself; the rest are typical of the Eriocaulaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Ashy Pipewort
Ashy Pipewort (Eriocaulon cinereum) belongs to the Eriocaulaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir and 9 other states. It grows in marshy areas. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Eriocaulaceae
Pipewort Family
Ashy Pipewort belongs to the Eriocaulaceae family.
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