Pipewort

Pipewort

Eriocaulon aquaticum

Pipewort Family - Eriocaulaceae

Male and female flowers minute in a spiral-like arrangement on the flowerhead. The submerged leaves narrow, 2 to 5 inches long, translucent and forming a basal rosette. The unbranched roots with many tiny segments. (Photographed - later July)

An aquatic herb with each plant having a single, small (3/8 to 1/2 inch), compact, dome-like, white flowerhead on a long stalk, which protrudes 3 to 6 inches above the water.

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