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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Eriocaulon ravenelii
FAMILY
Eriocaulaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eriocaulon ravenelii
FAMILY
Eriocaulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Eriocaulon ravenelii
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 036-01-001:
Eriocaulon ravenelii FAMILY Eriocaulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eriocaulon ravenelii
COMMON NAME:
Ravenel's Pipewort
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Flower heads gray-brown to dark gray, relatively soft. Lvs linear-attenuate, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Eriocaulon ravenelii
FAMILY
Eriocaulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eriocaulon ravenelii
FAMILY
Eriocaulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Eriocaulon ravenelii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 036-01-001:
Eriocaulon ravenelii
FAMILY
Eriocaulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eriocaulon ravenelii
2435
Forb
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: calcareous wet pine flatwoods and prairies, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina
Historically in SC, but not recently seen
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Dark gray
Radially symmetrical
2 sepals
2 petals
4 stamens in staminate flowers
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
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