Native and naturalized plants
Native and naturalized plants of the Carolinas and Georgia, eastern Tennessee and northern Florida

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Weakley's Flora ( 4/7/08 ): Eriocaulaceae
Eriocaulon texense

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PLANTS National Database: Eriocaulaceae
Eriocaulon texense

Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (1968): Eriocaulaceae
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Common Name:
Texas Hatpins

Forb
Perennial

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (GA Special Concern)
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

Look for it in sandhill seepage bogs, Altamaha Grit outcrops, per Weakley's Flora



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Leaves:
Simple
Basal rosette

Flower:
White
Radially symmetrical
2-3 merous

Fruit:

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Patrick D. McMillan      pdmetexense_wutricpc


April
Pickens County SC
Poe Creek State Forest

Shown here with Utricularia.

Acknowledgments to Patrick McMillan, Clemson University's Herbarium director, for taxonomic review

 

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Patrick D. McMillan      pdmetexense_wutricpc2


April
Pickens County SC
Poe Creek State Forest

Shown here with Utricularia.

Acknowledgments to Patrick McMillan, Clemson University's Herbarium director, for taxonomic review

 

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Patrick D. McMillan      pdmetexense_pc1


Month Unknown
Pickens County SC
Poe Creek State Forest

When fresh, heads are easily compressed between finger and thumb, per Weakley's Flora.

Acknowledgments to Patrick McMillan, Clemson University's Herbarium director, for taxonomic review

 

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