✿Eriocaulaceae · Eriocaulon
Buttonpoovu / Fragrant Pipewort
Eriocaulon odoratum
Herboutdoor
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- August-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Eriocaulon odoratum
- Genus
- Eriocaulon
- Family
- Eriocaulaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Scrub jungles
- Habitat type
- Scrub
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- Indian subcontinent and Indo-China
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- 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 Buttonpoovu itself; the rest are typical of the Eriocaulaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ബടനപൂവു Buttonpoovu
About Buttonpoovu
Fragrant Pipewort (Eriocaulon odoratum) belongs to the Eriocaulaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Meghalaya and Tamil Nadu. It grows in scrub jungles. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Botanical family
Eriocaulaceae
Pipewort Family
Buttonpoovu belongs to the Eriocaulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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