Hard Pipewort Eriocaulon decangulare var. decangulare
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- er-ee-oh-KAW-lon dek-an-gew-LAIR-ee
- Description
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Common Ten-angled Pipewort is native to the eastern U.S.A. and Central America. It can be found in the moist soils of wet savannas and pine flatwoods, bogs, and seeps, seasonally flooded ponds, and marshes
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Eriocaulon
- Species:
- decangulare
- Family:
- Eriocaulaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Eastern U.S.A. and Central America
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts birds, butterflies, and bees.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Native Plant
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- Occasional Flooding
- Occasionally Wet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
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Fruit:
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Fruit Description:
- Displays from July to November.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Petals:
- 2-3 rays/petals
- Flower Description:
- White dense head on a leafless stem. Each flower having 2 sepals and 2 petals 4 stamens each petal containing a black gland. Blooms from June to October.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Rosulate
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Linnear stiff simple blunt leaves in a basal rosette
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Pond
- Riparian
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Native Garden
- Rain Garden
- Water Garden
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Wet Soil
