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Internal ID UUID643ff93fd3fbb103777269
Scientific name Eriocaulon aquaticum
Authority (Hill) Druce
First published in Pharm. J. 29: 700 (1909)

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Eriocaulon aquaticum is a species of flowering plant in the family Eriocaulaceae, known by many common names such as the common pipewort, northern pipewort, seven-angled pipewort or hatpins. It is a perennial plant reaching a maximum height of 20 cm on land, however it can reach heights of several feet when submerged underwater. Grass-like, basal leaves sprout from the base of the plant and blooms are made up of multiple tiny flowers, which are held above the waterline on long, unbranched stems. This species can only be found in the northern hemisphere, with a widespread distribution throughout North America, Canada and the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is a wetland species, which inhabits bogs, ponds, lakes, marshes and slow flowing rivers, generally associated with lowland habitats, however has been recorded up to 300 metres above sea level.

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

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Language Common/alternative name
English sevenangle pipewort
English pipewort
Welsh pibennog

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- Native
  • Northern America
    • Eastern Canada
      • Labrador
      • New Brunswick
      • Newfoundland
      • Nova Scotia
      • Ontario
      • Québec
    • North-central U.S.A.
      • Minnesota
      • Wisconsin
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut
      • Indiana
      • Maine
      • Massachusetts
      • Michigan
      • New Hampshire
      • New Jersey
      • New York
      • Ohio
      • Pennsylvania
      • Rhode Island
      • Vermont
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama
      • Delaware
      • Maryland
      • North Carolina
      • South Carolina
      • Virginia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000408963
Flora of Alabama 4272
Canadensys 5585
USDA Plants ERAQ2
Tropicos 12400716
INPN 761943
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1060148-2
The Plant List kew-243464
Open Tree Of Life 761968
Observations.org 117564
NCBI Taxonomy 72646
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000002154
Nature Serve 2.137092
IUCN Red List 167860
IPNI 1060148-2
iNaturalist 69685
GBIF 2690741
WisFlora 3557
EPPO ERCSE
EOL 1119920
USDA GRIN 432636
Wikipedia Eriocaulon_aquaticum

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