Family · Monocots

Eriocaulaceae

Pipeworts

Herbs of wet habitats bearing button-like heads of tiny flowers on leafless stalks.

Accepted species: 1,225accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 8accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈49 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Pipewort
Eriocaulon
Paepalanthus
Syngonanthus

Genera

Eriocaulon496 spp.
Paepalanthus460 spp.
Syngonanthus146 spp.
Comanthera39 spp.
Leiothrix39 spp.
Monosperma23 spp.
Mesanthemum16 spp.
Rondonanthus6 spp.

Where it grows

Southern America794
Asia-Tropical192
Africa144
Asia-Temperate58
Australasia38
Northern America32
Pacific6
Europe1

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Eriocaulaceae sits in the order Poales.