Eriocaulon aquaticum

Eriocaulon aquaticum, Scammon Pond, Maine, USA

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Eriocaulaceae
Subfamilia: Eriocauloideae
Genus: Eriocaulon
Species: Eriocaulon aquaticum

Name

Eriocaulon aquaticum (Hill) Druce, 1909

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cespa aquatica Hill, Herb. Brit. 1: Tab.66, 96* (1769).
• Heterotypic
  • Nasmythia articulata Huds., Fl. Angl., ed. 2: 415 (1778).
  • Eriocaulon septangulare With., Bot. Arr. Brit. Pl. ed. 3, 2: 184 (1796).
  • Eriocaulon pellucidum Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 166 (1803).
  • Eriocaulon pumilum Raf., Atlantic J. 1: 121 (1832).
  • Nasmythia septangularis (With.) Mart., Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 18(1): t. 2 (1835).
  • Eriocaulon brevifolium Raf., Autik. Bot.: 189 (1840).
  • Eriocaulon articulatum (Huds.) Morong, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 18: 353 (1891).
  • Eriocaulon pellucidum f. pumilum (Raf.) Moldenke, Phytologia 44: 123 (1979).
  • Eriocaulon pellucidum f. clausenii Moldenke, Phytologia 54: 399 (1983).

Homonyms

• Eriocaulon aquaticum Sagot ex Körn. = Eriocaulon setaceum L.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain (western Scotland: Hebrides), Ireland (western). Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec. Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Druce, G.C., 1909. Pharmaceutical Journal. London 83: 700, 1909.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Eriocaulon aquaticum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Eriocaulon aquaticum. Published online. Accessed: May 30 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Eriocaulon aquaticum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Eriocaulon aquaticum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 May 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eriocaulon aquaticum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Pipewort

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