''Eriocaulon'' is a

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of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of

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ous

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s in the family

Eriocaulaceae The Eriocaulaceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the order Poales, commonly known as the pipewort family. The family is large, with about 1207 known species described in seven genera. They are widely distributed, with the ce ...

. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in

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. A few species extend to

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regions, with ca. 10 species in the

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, mostly in the southern states from

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, and only two species in

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has 35 species, also mostly southern. Only one species (''E. aquaticum'') occurs in

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, where it is confined to the

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coasts of

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and

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; this species also occurs in eastern North America and is thought to be a relatively recent natural colonist in Europe. In the Americas, ''Eriocaulon'' is the only genus in its family that occurs north of Florida. They tend to be associated with wet soils, many growing in shallow water, in wetlands, or in wet savannas like

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. In wet soils, their abundance appears to be related to water levels, fire frequency, and competition from other plants such as grasses. Experiments have shown that they are weak competitors compared to many other wetland plant species. Some species can persist as buried seeds during unfavorable conditions.Keddy, P. A. and A. A. Reznicek. 1982. The role of seed banks in the persistence of Ontario's coastal plain flora. ''American Journal of Botany'' 69:13-22. The scientific name is derived from

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εριον, , meaning 'wool', and καυλός, , meaning 'stalk'. The species are mostly herbaceous

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s, though some are annual plants; they resemble plants in the related families Cyperaceae (sedges) and

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(rushes), and like them, have rather small, wind-pollinated

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Selected species

Names were sourced from official sources including: the ''Flora of North America'', the ''Flora of China'', currently accepted Australian taxa from the ''

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Eriocaulon achiton ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon acutibracteatum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon aethiopicum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon albocapitatum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon aloefolium ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' – Qld, Australia * '' Eriocaulon alpestre'' * ''

Eriocaulon angustulum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon anshiense ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon apetalum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon aquaticum ''Eriocaulon aquaticum'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Eriocaulaceae. It is known by many common names such as the common pipewort, northern pipewort, seven-angled pipewort or hatpins. Description ''Eriocaulon aquaticum'' is a p ...

'' – n. Europe & e. North America * '' Eriocaulon asteroides'' * '' Eriocaulon athertonense'' – Qld, Australia * '' Eriocaulon atrum'' * ''

Eriocaulon australasicum ''Eriocaulon australasicum'' (common names southern pipewort, austral pipewort) is an endangered monocotyledonous plant in the Eriocaulaceae family found in Australia, in Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales. Description ''Eriocaulo ...

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Eriocaulon australe ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' – Cambodia, China, W Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, NT, Qld, NSW, Australia, Pacific Islands * '' Eriocaulon balakrishnanii'' * ''

Eriocaulon bamendae ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' * '' Eriocaulon baramaticum'' * '' Eriocaulon barbeyanum'' * '' Eriocaulon benthamii'' * ''

Eriocaulon bifistulosum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon bolei ''Eriocaulon bolei'' is a critically endangered monocotyledonous plant only recorded in Satara district in the state of Maharashtra, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of co ...

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Eriocaulon brevipedunculatum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon breviscapum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' * '' Eriocaulon brownianum'' * '' Eriocaulon buergerianum'' * ''

Eriocaulon carpentariae ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon carsonii ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' – SA, Qld, NSW, Australia ** subsp. ''carsonii'' – SA, Qld, NSW, Australia ** subsp. ''euloense'' – Qld, Australia ** subsp. ''orientale'' – Qld, Australia * '' Eriocaulon cauliferum'' Makino(1910) - Japan * '' Eriocaulon chinorossicum'' * ''

Eriocaulon cinereum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' – WA, NT, Qld, Australia * ''

Eriocaulon clarksonii ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon compressum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' * '' Eriocaulon concretum'' – WA, NT, Qld, Australia * '' Eriocaulon conicum'' * '' Eriocaulon cookei'' * ''

Eriocaulon cuspidatum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon dalzellii ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' * '' Eriocaulon decangulare'' * '' Eriocaulon decemflorum'' * '' Eriocaulon depressum'' – NT, Qld, Australia * '' Eriocaulon dictyophyllum'' * '' Eriocaulon dregei'' * '' Eriocaulon duthiei'' * '' Eriocaulon echinulatum'' * ''

Eriocaulon elenorae ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' * '' Eriocaulon ermeiense'' * '' Eriocaulon eurypeplon'' * ''

Eriocaulon exsertum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon faberi ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' * '' Eriocaulon fistulosum'' – WA, NT, Qld, Australia * '' Eriocaulon fluviatile'' * '' Eriocaulon fysonii'' * '' Eriocaulon giganticum'' – Qld, Australia * '' Eriocaulon glabripetalum'' * '' Eriocaulon gregatum'' * '' Eriocaulon henryanum'' * '' Eriocaulon heterolepis'' * '' Eriocaulon hookerianum'' * '' Eriocaulon hydrophilum'' * '' Eriocaulon inapertum'' – WA, NT, Australia * '' Eriocaulon inyangense'' * '' Eriocaulon kanarense'' * '' Eriocaulon karaavalense'' * '' Eriocaulon karnatakense'' * '' Eriocaulon kathmanduense'' * '' Eriocaulon koernickianum'' * '' Eriocaulon kolhapurense'' * '' Eriocaulon konkanense'' * ''

Eriocaulon koynense ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon kunmingense ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' * '' Eriocaulon lanceolatum'' * '' Eriocaulon leianthum'' * '' Eriocaulon leptophyllum'' * '' Eriocaulon leucomelas'' * ''

Eriocaulon lineare ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon lividum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon longicuspe ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' * '' Eriocaulon longifolium'' * '' Eriocaulon longipetalum'' * '' Eriocaulon luzulifolium'' * ''

Eriocaulon madayiparense ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon minutum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' * '' Eriocaulon miquelianum'' * ''

Eriocaulon monoscapum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon nantoense ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon nanum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' – Qld, Australia * '' Eriocaulon nematophyllum'' – NT, Qld, Australia * ''

Eriocaulon nepalense ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' * '' Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum'' * '' Eriocaulon obclavatum'' * '' Eriocaulon odontospermum'' – WA, NT, Qld, Australia * ''

Eriocaulon odoratum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' * '' Eriocaulon oryzetorum'' * '' Eriocaulon pallidum'' – Qld, Australia * '' Eriocaulon parkeri'' * '' Eriocaulon parviflorum'' * ''

Eriocaulon parvulum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon parvum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' * '' Eriocaulon patericola'' – WA, NT, Australia * ''

Eriocaulon pectinatum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' * '' Eriocaulon peninsulare'' * ''

Eriocaulon pusillum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' – WA, NT, Qld, Australia * '' Eriocaulon pygmaeum'' – WA, NT, Qld, Australia * ''

Eriocaulon quinquangulare ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' * '' Eriocaulon ratnagiricum'' * ''

Eriocaulon ravenelii ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' * '' Eriocaulon richardianum'' * ''

Eriocaulon ritchieanum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' * '' Eriocaulon robustius'' * ''

Eriocaulon robustobrownianum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' * '' Eriocaulon robustum'' * '' Eriocaulon rockianum'' * '' Eriocaulon rouxianum'' * ''

Eriocaulon sahyadricum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon santapaui ''Eriocaulon santapaui'' is a critically endangered monocotyledonous plant endemic to the Western Ghats around Khandala and Pune in the state of Maharashtra, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South ...

'' * '' Eriocaulon scariosum'' – Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic., Australia * ''

Eriocaulon schimperi ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon schlechteri ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' * '' Eriocaulon schochianum'' * '' Eriocaulon schultzii'' – NT, Australia * '' Eriocaulon sclerophyllum'' * '' Eriocaulon scullionii'' – WA, NT, Australia * '' Eriocaulon sedgwickii'' * ''

Eriocaulon selousii ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon setaceum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' – Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, WA, NT, Qld, Australia * '' Eriocaulon sexangulare'' * '' Eriocaulon sharmae'' * '' Eriocaulon sivarajanii'' * ''

Eriocaulon sollyanum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon spectabile ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' – WA, NT, Qld, Australia * '' Eriocaulon staintonii'' * '' Eriocaulon stellulatum'' * '' Eriocaulon stipantepalum'' * '' Eriocaulon taishanense'' * '' Eriocaulon talbotii'' * ''

Eriocaulon texense ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon thwaitesii ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' * '' Eriocaulon tonkinense'' * ''

Eriocaulon tortuosum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' – WA, NT, Qld, Australia * '' Eriocaulon tricornum'' – NT, Australia * ''

Eriocaulon trisectoides ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon truncatum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' – Qld, Australia, Asia * '' Eriocaulon tuberiferum'' * ''

Eriocaulon vandaanamensis ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

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Eriocaulon viride ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' * '' Eriocaulon wightianum'' * '' Eriocaulon willdenovianum'' – NT, Qld, Australia * ''

Eriocaulon xeranthemum ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' * '' Eriocaulon zollingerianum'' – China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, NT, Qld, Australia ;Species accepted by the authoritative ''

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'', informally named, described and published awaiting formal publication * ''Eriocaulon'' sp. C Kimberley Flora (G.J.Keighery 4610) WA Herbarium – WA, Australia * ''Eriocaulon'' sp. E Kimberley Flora (A.S.George 12635) WA Herbarium – WA, Australia * ''Eriocaulon'' sp. G Kimberley Flora (K.F.Kenneally 11374E) WA Herbarium – WA, Australia * ''Eriocaulon'' sp. Harding Range (M.D.Barrett & R.L.Barrett MDB 1826) WA Herbarium – WA, Australia * ''Eriocaulon'' sp. Theda (M.D.Barrett MDB 2063) WA Herbarium – WA, Australia

References

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