Stalkless Pipewort
Eriocaulon epedunculatum
- Habit
- Herb
- Flowering
- September-October
How to identify Stalkless Pipewort
Identify Stalkless 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: Flower heads sit almost stalkless at the base.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Flat button-shaped head.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-October.
- Confirm it sits within the Eriocaulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Stalkless Pipewort.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Eriocaulon epedunculatum
- Genus
- Eriocaulon
- Family
- Eriocaulaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Plains and grasslands of lateritic plateaus
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-October
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 Stalkless Pipewort itself; the rest are typical of the Eriocaulaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Stalkless Pipewort
A member of the Eriocaulaceae family, Stalkless Pipewort (Eriocaulon epedunculatum) is a herb. It grows in plains and grasslands of lateritic plateaus. Flowering and fruiting run from September to October.
Eriocaulaceae
Pipewort Family
Stalkless Pipewort belongs to the Eriocaulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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