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Eriocaulaceae

This family contains exactly one genus, Eriocaulon.

See list of 2 species in this genus

Reference: Kral (2000a).

  • 1a. Inflorescence subglobose, pale gray to white, 4–5 (–10) mm wide; bractlets evidently pubescent with clavate hairs; flowering scape with (4–) 5–7 ridges; each rosette of leaves producing usually a single flowering scape; plants of fresh water habitats
  • 1b. Inflorescence hemispherical, gray to light yellow-brown, 3–4 mm wide; bractlets sparsely pubescent with clavate hairs; flowering scape with 4 or 5 ridges; each rosette of leaves producing 1–4 flowering scapes; plants of tidal shores

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