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Pipewort

Eriocaulon

Description:

Pipewort is a genus of about 400 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regions, particularly southern Asia and the Americas. Only two species exist in Canada. They tend to be associated with wet soils, many growing in shallow water, in wetlands, or in wet savannas like flatwoods. 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. The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek εριον, erion, meaning 'wool', and καυλός, caulos, meaning 'stalk'.

Notes:

Spotted in a shallow lake.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Ashish
Ashish 11 years ago
Seven-angled Pipewort
Eriocaulon aquaticum File:Eriocaulon aquaticum.jpg


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12 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Welcome.

NatureRobin
NatureRobin 11 years ago

This is very pretty! Good spotting!

CourtneyVerk
CourtneyVerk 11 years ago

Thank you AshishNimkar for the ID :)

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Hi Courtney... Do you feel this organism had any similarity with may spotted Organism...?
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/718...

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

If it is flower its to a member of Amaryllidaceae family.

CourtneyVerk
CourtneyVerk 12 years ago

Thanks Gerardo Aizpuru!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Grate photo!

CourtneyVerk
CourtneyVerk 12 years ago

@YogeshSave - I've never seen an orchid like this...Do you have a photo of something similar?

CourtneyVerk
CourtneyVerk 12 years ago

Thank you LarsKorb + S Frazier!

YogeshSave
YogeshSave 12 years ago

Orchid?

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago

beautiful photo

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

nice composition

CourtneyVerk
Spotted by
CourtneyVerk

Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Aug 11, 2011
Submitted on Feb 22, 2012

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