Eriocaulon compressum
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Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Eriocaulon compressum |
| Common name: | flattened pipewort |
| Group: | monocot |
| Family: | Eriocaulaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 8" to 28" |
| Foliage: | basal rosette of grasslike leaves, 2" - 12"; apex very sharp |
| Flower: | tiny white flowers in buttonlike flowerhead 3/8" to 3/4" across; heads hemispheric or round, soft and easily compressed. |
| Flowering time: | mid May to late June, rarely into July |
| Habitat: | sands, peats, shallow pinelands ponds, ditches |
| Range in New Jersey: | southern portion 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, says, "Wet swamps in the Pine Barrens and Cape May district; frequent."
The early flowering large grayish heads and short leaves distinguish this fine species from (E. parkerii), while E. septangulare (= E. aquaticum) is usually smaller and later in flowering." (p 325)
Note then, that this is generally the first pipewort to bloom in the heart of the pine barrens. |