Eriocaulon sedgwickii Fyson, J. Indian Bot. 2: 260 1921. ;
commonly known as: spherical pipewort • Marathi: गेंद gend;
Eriocaulon sedgwickii : Matheran: Species Name : Eriocaulon sedgwickii
Family : Eriocaulaceae Habit : Small herb Habitat : Near (in) aquatic grassland Location : Jummapatti, Matheran, Maharashtra Date : September, 2012 Note : Known to be Western Ghats endemic Kas Week :: DV :: 28 SEP 08 – 1142 :: Eriocaulon sedgwickii: Kas plateau … about 4000 ft asl
… one of the 39 World Heritage sites in the Western Ghats of India28 SEP 08 Eriocaulon sedgwickii Fyson … (family: Eriocaulaceae) er-ee-oh-KAW-lon — from the Greek erion (wool) and kaulos (plant stem) … Dave’s Botanary
sedgwickii — named for Leonard John Sedgwick, British botanist, studied flora of western India commonly known as: spherical pipewort • Marathi: गेंद gend Endemic to: rocky plateaus of the Western Ghats (of India) References: Flowers of India • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar References:
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