Austral Pipewort
Eriocaulon australasicum
Annual semi-aquatic herb with basal tuft of narrow leaves to 50 mm long and 1_1.5 mm wide. Flowers are egg-shaped to almost globular heads 3_4 mm wide on a short stem. The flowerheads are enclosed by lance-shaped outer bracts and linear inner bracts.
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| Flora Type | Herbs |
| Distinctive Features | This species bears male and female flowers separately on the one plant (monoecious) |
| Biology | Annual. Shallow, seasonally-inundated depressions and swamp margins on clay plains. Little is known about its ecology and biology. Possibly requires a period of inundation to enable germination from soil-stored seed. Does not appear every year at the same site. Grazing and trampling by sheep may be a factor in its decline. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Summer |