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Definition of Eriocaulaceae
1. Noun. Chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipeworts.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Family, Monocot Family
Group relationships: Commelinales, Order Commelinales, Order Xyridales, Xyridales
Member holonyms: Eriocaulon, Genus Eriocaulon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eriocaulaceae
Literary usage of Eriocaulaceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Flora of Pennsylvania by Thomas Conrad Porter (1903)
"Eriocaulaceae Lindl. PIPEWORT FAMILY. 1. ERIOCAULON L. Sheath at the base of the
scape longer than the leaves or about as long : scapes usually 7-ridged. ..."
2. Morphology of Angiosperms: (Morphology of Spermatophytes. Part II) by John Merle Coulter, Charles Joseph Chamberlain (1903)
"The large families are Bromeliaceae with over 900 species, Eriocaulaceae with
460, Commelinaceae with more than 300, and Restionaceae with nearly 250. ..."
3. Annual Report by Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station (1915)
"Still water; frequent in marshes bordering Lake Champlain. SPIRODELA S. polyrhiza (L.)
Schleid. Greater Duckweed. Stagnant pools; common. Eriocaulaceae. ..."
4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1903)
"... in Eastern Canada and New England, — V. " ; Robinson, "Preliminary Lists of
New England Plants,— XII. [Eriocaulaceae, Phytolaccaceae ..."
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