Contains 3 genera and 12 accepted taxa overall.
This family is completely databased for all specimens.
Characteristics
ERIOCAULACEAE
Monocot
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Classification
POALES
ERIOCAULACEAE
Genera
| Genus | Common Name | Taxa Count | Herbarium Specimens | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eriocaulon | PIPEWORT | 6 | ||
| Lachnocaulon | BOGBUTTON | 5 | ||
| Syngonanthus | HATPINS | 1 |
Identification Key
1. Lacunar tissue (air spaces) evident at leaf base; larger roots pale, thickened, septate, unbranched; scape glabrous; perianth parts in 2s, petals with glands on adaxial surface; stamens 3-4 or 6; anthers 2-locular, apex of staminal column with 2-3 glands, glands unappendaged; pistil 2(3)-carpellate; style unappendaged, 2(3)-branched
1. Lacunar tissue (air spaces) not evident at leaf base; larger roots either dark, fibrous, and evidently branched or pale, thickened, and spongy, neither septate nor branched; scape hairy or glabrous; perianth parts in 3s (or 2s in Lachnocaulon digynum), petals if present without glands; stamens (2)3; anthers 1-2-locular; apex of staminal column usually with 3 glands, glands appendaged or unappendaged; pistil (2)3-carpellate; style appendaged, 2–3-branched
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2. Roots dark, slender, fibrous, branched; scapes glabrate distally, hairs if present neither swollen nor glandular; involucral bracts mostly dull and brown, reflexed, obscured by inflorescence; hairs of perianth club-shaped; staminal filaments adnate to rim of androphore; anthers 1-locular; style branches 2-cleft
2. Roots pale, thickened, spongy, appearing unbranched; scapes stipitate glandular distally, basally some hairs swollen; involucral bracts often lustrous pale golden, spreading, not obscured by inflorescence; hairs of perianth tapering, acute; staminal filaments low in corolla tube; anthers 2-locular; style branches undivided