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Photographer: Arthur Meeks
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Family Eriocaulaceae
Eriocaulon aquaticum (Hill) Druce
seven-angle pipewort, white buttons
Eriocaulon: Greek erion for "wool" and caulos for "stalk" referring to the wool at the base of the scape
aquaticum: growing in or near water
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, semi-aquatic, 1"-8" tall; roots unbranched with closely spaced segments |
| Flower: | white, 3-parted; inflorescence a 1/4" wide, dense, button-like head on a slightly twisted stalk with 5-7 vertical ridges; blooms June-Sept. |
| Leaf: | in a basal rosette, green, translucent, long, tapering, over-winter in favorable conditions |
| Habitat: | bogs, shores, shallows, soft water to 7' deep; in wet, sandy, mucky soil |
| (Glossary) |
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