Eriocaulaceae
Flattened pipewort
Eriocaulon compressum
- Family
- Eriocaulaceae
- Genus
- Eriocaulon
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Flattened pipewort
Synonyms
- Sphaerochloa compressa (Lam.) P.Beauv. ex Desv.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.