Eriocaulon aquaticum
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Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Eriocaulon aquaticum (Hill) Druce |
| Common name: | sevenangle pipewort |
| Synonomy: | Eriocaulon septangulare Eriocaulon pellucidum Michx. |
| Group: | monocot |
| Family: | Eriocaulaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 1 - 10" |
| Foliage: | basal rosette, leaves grasslike, 1/2"-4" long; very sharply pointed. Heads on 5-7 ribbed stalks |
| Flower: | tiny white flowers in buttonlike flowerhead 1/8" to 3/8" across; heads round, soft and easily compressed. |
| Flowering time: | July to September |
| Habitat: | shallow fresh water, sandy, peaty, sphagnous shores, bogs |
| Range in New Jersey: | most of the state |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | Compound of Greek erion, wool, and caulos, a stalk, from the woool at the base of the scape in the original species (Fernald, 390). Stone, in 1910, notes that this plant is found "Ponds and bogs of the Pine Barrens and locally in lakes of the northern counties. This species is subject to great variation in size and character of foliage according to habitat.In submerged specimens the leaves become well developed, nearly or a quite a foot with scapes about as long. In others the leaves reach only half the length of the scape, while plants on the edge of a pond or bog are often only 75-100mm in height, with leaves 25mm long, exceedingly dwarfed specimens reaching a height of only 25-50 mm." (p 324) |