Gend / Spherical Pipewort
Eriocaulon sedgwickii
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- September-November
How to identify Gend
Identify Gend 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: Rounded spherical flower heads.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Round ball-shaped head.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Eriocaulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Gend.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Eriocaulon sedgwickii
- Genus
- Eriocaulon
- Family
- Eriocaulaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-November
- 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
- Round ball-shaped headrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Head
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gend itself; the rest are typical of the Eriocaulaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- गॆंद Gend
About Gend
Spherical Pipewort (Eriocaulon sedgwickii) belongs to the Eriocaulaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. Flowering and fruiting run from September to November.
Eriocaulaceae
Pipewort Family
Gend belongs to the Eriocaulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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