Present on Pacific Islands?  no

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Common name(s): [more details]

Chinese: fei lu bin gu jing cao

Habit:  herb

Description:  "Tufted herb, 5-20 cm tall.  Leaves strap-like, 20-60 x 1-8 mm with gradually tapering, blunt spices.  Floral heads slightly flattened, globular; 4.5-5.5 mm diameter, on glabrous stalks 5-20 cm long.  Male flowers with minute petals; female flowers with 3 sparsely hairy white petals 1.3-1.5 mm long, each tipped with a dark gland.  Seeds yellow, ribbed, 0.5-0.7 mm long."  (Waterhouse & Mitchell, 1998; pp. 39-40).

Habitat/ecology:  "Swampy areas, ditches, river margins and rice fields" (Waterhouse & Mitchell, 1998; pp. 39-40).

Propagation:  "Seeds dispersed by water and birds" (Waterhouse & Mitchell, 1998; pp. 39-40).

Native range:  Asia (Waterhouse & Mitchell, 1998; pp. 39-40).

Presence:

Pacific
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Philippines Philippine Islands	Philippine Islands		Waterhouse, B. M./Mitchell, A. A. (1998) (p. 40)
Philippines Philippine Islands	Philippine Islands	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2010)
Philippines Philippine Islands	Philippine Islands	native	Merrill, Elmer D. (1925) (p. 193) In open wet places rice paddies, etc., at low and medium altitudes.

Pacific Rim
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Cambodia Cambodia	Cambodia (Kingdom of)		Waterhouse, B. M./Mitchell, A. A. (1998) (p. 40)
China China	China (People's Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2010)
Indonesia Indonesia	Indonesia (Republic of)		Waterhouse, B. M./Mitchell, A. A. (1998) (p. 40)
Indonesia Indonesia	Indonesia (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2010)
Malaysia Malaysia	Malaysia (country of)		Waterhouse, B. M./Mitchell, A. A. (1998) (p. 40)
Singapore Singapore	Singapore (Republic of)		Waterhouse, B. M./Mitchell, A. A. (1998) (p. 40)
Singapore Singapore	Singapore (Republic of)	uncertain if introduced invasive	Chong, Kwek Yan/Tan, Hugh T. W./Corlett, Richard T. (2009) (p. 39) Weed of uncertain origin
Taiwan Taiwan	Taiwan Island	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2010)
Thailand Thailand	Thailand (Kingdom of)		Waterhouse, B. M./Mitchell, A. A. (1998) (p. 40)
Thailand Thailand	Thailand (Kingdom of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2010)
Vietnam Vietnam	Vietnam (Socialist Republic of)		Waterhouse, B. M./Mitchell, A. A. (1998) (p. 40)

Comments:  "A serious weed of rice in India but minor elsewhere" (Waterhouse & Mitchell, 1998; pp. 39-40).

Additional information:
Additional online information about Eriocaulon truncatum is available from the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR).

Information about Eriocaulon truncatum as a weed (worldwide references) may be available from the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Taxonomic information about Eriocaulon truncatum may be available from the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

References:

Chong, Kwek Yan/Tan, Hugh T. W./Corlett, Richard T. 2009. A checklist of the total vascular plant flora of Singapore: native, naturalised and cultivated species. Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, National University of Singapore. 273 pp.

Merrill, Elmer D. 1925. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants, vol. 1 [reprint]. Bureau of Printing, Manila. 463 pp.

U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. 2010. National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Online searchable database.

Waterhouse, B. M./Mitchell, A. A. 1998. Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy: weeds target list. Second edition. Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service, Miscellaneous Publication No. 6/98. 110 pp.

Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong. 2011. Flora of China (online resource).