Buttonhead Pipewort
Eriocaulon heterolepis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh
- Flowering
- July-November
How to identify Buttonhead Pipewort
Identify Buttonhead 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: Mixed scale shapes within the head.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Flat button-shaped head.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh.
- Confirm it sits within the Eriocaulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Buttonhead Pipewort.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Eriocaulon heterolepis
- Genus
- Eriocaulon
- Family
- Eriocaulaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Paddy fields and marshy areas in plains
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-November
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
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 Buttonhead Pipewort itself; the rest are typical of the Eriocaulaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Buttonhead Pipewort
Buttonhead Pipewort (Eriocaulon heterolepis) belongs to the Eriocaulaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. It grows in paddy fields and marshy areas in plains. Flowering and fruiting run from July to November.
Eriocaulaceae
Pipewort Family
Buttonhead Pipewort belongs to the Eriocaulaceae family.
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