How to identify Eriocaulon parviflorum
Identify Eriocaulon parviflorum 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: Very small flowers.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Flat button-shaped head.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-May.
- Confirm it sits within the Eriocaulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Eriocaulon parviflorum.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Eriocaulon parviflorum
- Genus
- Eriocaulon
- Family
- Eriocaulaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Paddy fields and marshy areas in plains
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-May
- 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 Eriocaulon parviflorum itself; the rest are typical of the Eriocaulaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Eriocaulon parviflorum
Eriocaulon parviflorum is a herb in the Eriocaulaceae family. It grows in paddy fields and marshy areas in plains. Flowering and fruiting run from September to May.
Eriocaulaceae
Pipewort Family
Eriocaulon parviflorum belongs to the Eriocaulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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