Eriocaulaceae

The Eriocaulaceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the order Poales, commonly known as the pipewort family. The family is large, with about 1207 known species described in seven genera. They are widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regions, particularly the Americas. Very few species extend to temperate regions, with only 16 species in the United States, mostly in the southern states from California to Florida, only two species in Canada, and only one species (Eriocaulon aquaticum) in Europe. They tend to be associated with w

Paepalanthus is a genus of plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is largely restricted to the campos rupestres of the Espinhaço Range and adjacent mountains, with few species in the Serra da Mantiqueira complex, restingas of the coast of Brazil, and a disjunct distribution (Paepalanthus subg. Platycaulon) in the Andean paramo.

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Syngonanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. It is native to tropical Africa and to Latin America (from Mexico and Cuba south to Argentina).

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Actinocephalus is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae, first described in 2004. The entire genus is endemic to Brazil. It was formerly regarded as part of the related genus Paepalanthus, but recent studies have suggested that the two groups are better separated.

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Lachnocaulon (bogbutton) is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae. It contains 7 known species, native to Cuba and to the southeastern United States (from Texas to Virginia).

Mesanthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae, first described in 1856. It is native to tropical Africa and Madagascar. ==Species== Mesanthemum africanum Moldenke - Mozambique, Zimbabwe Mesanthemum albidum Lecomte - Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone Mesanthemum angustitepalum Kimp - Zaïre Mesanthemum auratum Lecomte - Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau Mesanthemum bennae Jacq.-Fél - Guinea Mesanthemum cupricola Kimp - Zaïre Mesanthemum glabrum Kimp - Zaïre, Angola, Zambia Mesanthemum jaegeri Jacq.-Fél - Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzavi

Rondonanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. It is endemic to northern South America. ==Species== Rondonanthus acopanensis (Moldenke) Hensold & Giul. - Bolívar State of Venezuela Rondonanthus capillaceus (Klotzsch ex Körn.) Hensold & Giul. - Bolívar and Amazonas States of Venezuela; Guyana, northern Brazil Rondonanthus caulescens (Moldenke) Hensold & Giul. - Aprada-tepui of Venezuela Rondonanthus duidae (Gleason) Hensold & Giul - Bolívar and Amazonas States of Venezuela; northern Brazil Rondonanthus flabelliformis (Moldenke) Hensold & Giul. - Toronó-tepui of Venezue

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Comanthera is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae. It is native to tropical South America.

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