Eriocaulon decemflorum is an annual herb occurring in
wetlands. Leaves are 3-10cm long, linear, with tips sharply pointed.
Scapes are slender, somewhat twisting, and grow 5-30cm tall. Sheaths
at the lower parts are tubular, 3-5cm long. Flower heads are 3-5cm
long, in an obconical shape; involucral scales, green-white, are
somewhat longer than the flower heads. Male and female flowers are
bimerous; sepals and petals are two in both sexes, and stamens are
generally four. Bloom time: August-September. |